This presentation by Frederica Maiorano and Marcelo Guimarães (OECD Competition Division) was made during a discussion on the Interactions between competition authorities and sector regulators at the 21st meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Competition on 2 December 2022. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at https://oe.cd/icar.
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2. • Co-operation between competition authorities and sector
regulators on enforcement cases
• Practical insights to improve it
– What are the most useful co-operation tools and can the legal framework
help?
– What are the main obstacles to co-operation?
– How can we do better?
Scope and objectives
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Exchange
good practices
3. • Encourages consultation
– Requirement vs. option to request opinions
– Symmetric vs. one-side only
• Allows for exchange of information
– MoU clauses to preserve confidentiality
• Design of co-operation linked to the mandate and
institutional set-up
• What is the extent of informal co-operation?
Questions for discussion
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