Competition regulator


A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, that 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 that affect companies.
Regulators may form supranational or international alliances like the ECA, the ICN, and the OECD.

List of trade blocs and multinational regulators

FlagTrade blocRegulating OrganizationECAICNOECDWebsiteLanguage
Communidad Andina Spanish
European Union /European Economic AreaEuropean CommissionDirectorate-General for CompetitionOfficial languages of the European Union
European Economic Area: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein EFTA Surveillance AuthorityEnglish

List of national regulators

FlagCountryNameECAICNOECDWebsiteLanguage
AlbaniaCompetition Authority of AlbaniaEnglish
AlgeriaThe Algerian National Competition CouncilArabic, French
ArgentinaComision Nacional de Defensa de la CompetenciaSpanish
ArmeniaState Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of the Republic of ArmeniaEnglish
AustraliaAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council English
AustriaWettbewerbsbehörde im BMwAEnglish
BelgiumRaad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la concurrenceFrench/Dutch
BrazilConselho Administrativo de Defesa EconomicaPortuguese
BulgariaCommission for Protection of CompetitionBulgarian/English
CanadaCompetition Bureau/Bureau de la concurrence, English/French
ChileTribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's OfficeSpanish
ChinaMinistry of CommerceEnglish
ColombiaSuperintendency of Industry and CommerceSpanish
CroatiaCroatian Competition AgencyEnglish
CyprusCommission for the Protection of CompetitionEnglish
Czech RepublicOffice for the Protection of CompetitionEnglish
DenmarkKonkurrencestyrelsenEnglish
El SalvadorSuperintendencia de CompetenciaSpanish
Estoniakonkurentsiamet
FinlandFinnish Competition Authority English
FranceAutorité de la concurrenceFrench
GeorgiaCompetition AgencyGeorgian, English, Russian
GermanyBundeskartellamtGerman
GreeceHellenic Competition CommissionEnglish
Hong KongCompetition CommissionCantonese/English
HungaryOffice of Economic Competition English
IndiaCompetition Commission of IndiaEnglish
IndonesiaCommission for Supervision of Business Competition,,English
IrelandThe Competition Authority,,English
IcelandIcelandic Competition AuthorityEnglish
IsraelIsrael Anti-trust AuthorityEnglish
ItalyAutorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato English
JapanJapan Fair Trade Commission English
JerseyJersey Competition Regulatory Authority,,English
JordanCompetition Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and TradeEnglish
KazakhstanAgency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation of natural monopolies and Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Competition Protection English
KenyaMonopolies and Prices Commission of KenyaEnglish
KosovoKosovo Competition CommissionEnglish, Albanian, Serbian
LatviaCompetition CouncilEnglish
LiechtensteinOffice of National Economy German
LithuaniaCompetition CouncilEnglish
LuxembourgConseil de la concurrence - Inspection de la ConcurrenceFrench
MalaysiaMalaysia Competition CommissionEnglish
Malta
MexicoMexican Federal Competition CommissionEnglish
Republic of MoldovaConsiliul Concurenței English
NetherlandsAutoriteit Consument & MarktEnglish
New Zealand
and New Zealand Commerce Commission
English
North MacedoniaCommission for Protection of CompetitionEnglish
NorwayKonkurransetilsynetEnglish
PakistanCompetition Commission of PakistanUrdu
PeruFree Competition CommissionSpanish
PhilippinesPhilippine Competition CommissionEnglish
PolandOffice for Competition and Consumer ProtectionEnglish
PortugalAutoridade da ConcorrênciaEnglish
RomaniaConsiliul Concurenței English
RussiaFederal Antimonopoly Service of RussiaEnglish
SingaporeCompetition Commission of SingaporeEnglish
SlovakiaAntimonopoly OfficeEnglish
SloveniaSlovenian Competition Protection AgencyEnglish
South AfricaCompetition Commission of South Africa, South African Competition Tribunal English
South KoreaFair Trade CommissionEnglish
SpainComisión Nacional de la Competencia before September 2007 Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia Spanish
SwedenKonkurrensverketEnglish
SwitzerlandThe Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition CommissionGerman, French, Italian
TaiwanFair Trade Commission English
TurkeyRekabet KurumuEnglish
UkraineAnti-Monopoly Committee English
United KingdomCompetition and Markets AuthorityEnglish
United StatesFederal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division English
VenezuelaPro-CompetenciaSpanish