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A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, which regulates and enforces competition laws, and may sometimes also enforce consumer protection laws. In addition to such agencies there is often another body responsible for formulating competition policy.
Many nations implement competition laws, and there is general agreement on acceptable standards of behavior. The degree to which countries enforce their competition policy varies substantially.
Competition regulators may also regulate certain aspects of mergers and acquisitions and business alliances and regulate or prohibit cartels and monopolies. Other government agencies may have responsibilities in relation to aspects of competition law which affect companies (e.g. the registrar of companies).
Regulators may form supranational or international alliances like the ECA (European Competition Authorities), the ICN (International Competition Network), and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).
List of trade blocs and multinational regulators
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Flag Trade bloc Regulating Organization ECA ICN OECD Website Language 
Communidad Andina (Andean Community of Nations) 
[1] Spanish 
European Economic Area: European Union European Commission – Directorate-General for Competition 
[2] English European Economic Area: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein (EFTA members) EFTA Surveillance Authority [3] English List of national regulators
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Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Website Language 
Albania Competition Authority of Albania [4] English 
Argentina Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia [5] Spanish 
Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition [6] English 
Australia Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council [7] [8] English 
Austria Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA [9] English 
Belgium Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la concurrence 
Brazil Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica [10] Portuguese 
Canada Competition Bureau/Bureau de la concurrence [11], [12] English/French 
Chile Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office [13] Spanish 
China Ministry of Commerce [14] English 
Colombia Superintendency of Industry and Commerce [15] Spanish Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition [16] English 
Czech Republic Office for the Protection of Competition [17] English 
Denmark Konkurrencestyrelsen [18] English 
El Salvador Superintendencia de Competencia [19] Spanish 
Estonia konkurentsiamet [20] English 
Finland Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto) [21] English 
France Autorité de la concurrence [22] English 
Germany Bundeskartellamt [23] English Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language 
Greece Hellenic Competition Commission [24] English 
Hungary Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal) [25] English 
India Competition Commission of India [26] English 
Indonesia Commission for Supervision of Business Competition, (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha), [27] English 
Ireland The Competition Authority, (TCA), [28] English 
Iceland Icelandic Competition Authority [29] English 
Israel Israel Anti-trust Authority [30] English 
Italy Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) [31] English 
Japan Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) [32] English 
Jersey Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority, (JCRA), [33] English 
Kenya Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya [34] English 
Latvia Competition Council [35] English 
Liechtenstein Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft) [36] German 
Lithuania Competition Council [37] English 
Luxembourg Conseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence [38] French 
Malta 
Mexico Mexico Federal Competition Commission [39] English 
The Netherlands Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit [40] English 
New Zealand Ministry of Commerce: Competition and Enterprise Branch and New Zealand Commerce Commission
[41] English 
Norway Konkurransetilsynet [42] English Flag Country Name ECA ICN OECD Ext Link Language 
Pakistan Competition Commission of Pakistan [43] 
Peru Free Competition Commission [44] Spanish 
Poland Office for Competition and Consumer Protection [45] English 
Portugal Autoridade da Concorrência [46] English 
Russia Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia [47] English 
Slovakia Antimonopoly Office [48] English 
Slovenia Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia [49] English 
South Africa Competition Commission of South Africa, South African Competition Tribunal [50] [51] English 
South Korea Fair Trade Commission [52] English 
Spain Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC) [53] Spanish 
Sweden Konkurrensverket [54] English 
Switzerland The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission [55] English 
Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (Republic of China) [56] English 
Turkey Rekabet Kurumu [57] English 
United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission [58] [59] English 
United States Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division [60] [61] English 
Venezuela Pro-Competencia [62] Spanish See also
- Competition law
- Competition policy
- Consumer protection
- Transparency (market)
- Transparency (humanities)
Categories:- Competition regulators
- Competition (economics)
- Anti-competitive behaviour
- Imperfect competition
- Monopoly (economics)
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