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WORLD COMPETITION REPORT

Conference of the International Network of Civil Society Organizations on Competition. WORLD COMPETITION REPORT. Geneva - January, 29 th of 2004. Summary. Objectives. Structure. Methodology. Expected outcomes. Objectives. What is the purpose of the World Competition Report?.

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WORLD COMPETITION REPORT

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  1. Conference of the International Network of Civil Society Organizations on Competition WORLD COMPETITION REPORT Geneva - January, 29th of 2004

  2. Summary • Objectives. • Structure. • Methodology. • Expected outcomes.

  3. Objectives

  4. What is the purpose of the World Competition Report?

  5. Four Objectives… • Present a civil society perspective on competition. • Provide a benchmark for the progress of competition law and policy. • Create a solid data base on competition. • Provide research inputs on competition issues.

  6. What is the initial sample of countries?

  7. 20 countries to be studied in detail Asia India Indonesia Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Africa Kenya South Africa Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Other Australia UK USA West Indies South America Argentina Brazil Peru

  8. Structure

  9. Structure of the WCR 1) Introduction 2) Competition in the Economy 3) Legal and Institutional Setting 4) Competition Law Enforcement 5) Competition Advocacy 6) Competition and Sectoral Regulation 7) International Cooperation Case Studies Appendix

  10. 2.Competition in the Economy 2.1 Survey of policy changes. (trade liberalization, privatization, deregulation, etc..) 2.2 Degree of competition in a selected sample of sectors.

  11. 3. Legal and Institutional Setting Basic information on the institutional and legal framework for competition law and policy at the national level.

  12. 4. Competition Law Enforcement • Statistics, trends and jurisprudence about: • Competition promotion • Hard-core cartels • Merger control • Vertical and non-cartel horizontal agreements • Enforcement of decisions

  13. 5. Competition Advocacy Promote competition culture in different sectors of civil society and governmentl; • Pro-competitive reports; • Complience programs; • Courses, workshops, seminars etc.

  14. 6. Competition and Sectoral Regulators • Overview of the activities of regulatory agencies with emphasis on services that most aftect the poor (water, electricity and others) • Interplay between competition authorities and sectoral regulators.

  15. 7. International Cooperation • International cooperation under different formats (unilateral agreements, plurilateral agreements and others); • International cartels; • Cross-border mergers.

  16. Case studies Competition cases with emphasis on markets and sectors with greater impact upon the poor.

  17. Statistical appendix • Time series and cross-section data on variables such as number of cases, decisions, price-cost margins etc. • Effectiveness of competition law implementation. • Index of the independence of the competition agencies. • Rating of national competition authorities.

  18. Methodology

  19. Project Stages 1st Stage 2nd Stage 3rd Stage • Gather raw data • Produce 20 country reports • Survey the other contries Produce the preliminary repot • Discussion and approval of the final WCR.

  20. Work Plan TASK PHASE RESPONSIBLE BODY Establish the general methodology. Project Implementation Team (PIT) Phase 1 Collect raw data and elaborate literature surveys. Anchor institutions (IPS, CUTS and IBRAC) Phase 2 Anchor institutions (IPS, CUTS and IBRAC) Elaborate of the country reports. Phase 3 Report Consolidation Working Group (eight members) Elaborate of the first draft Phase 4 Attendants of the Review Meeting Discuss the first draft. Phase 5 Project Implementation Team(PIT) Approve the final report. Phase 6 Note: Through all phases, the General Working Group will be on charge of general coordination.

  21. Anchor Institutions IPS - Sri Lanka CUTS - India IBRAC - Brazil

  22. Management Structure • Director for the process management. (IPS) • Director for the content management. (IBRAC) • Additional Director for content management. (CUTS)

  23. Expected outcomes.

  24. Expected Outcomes • Regular Publication of an annual Competition Report. • Data Bank on competition information for research projects. • Basic Information for civil society organizations (NOGs) on competition policy.

  25. Project Time Table DATE Oct / 04 Dec / 04 Nov / 04 Jan / 05 Feb / 05 Aug / 04 Sep / 04 Mar / 05 Apr / 05 Jun / 04 May / 05 Jul / 04 PHASE Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6

  26. Thank You!More information...gesner@fgvsp.brandrew@ips.lkc-cier@cuts.orgscazufca@yahoo.com.br rodrigo.silva@poli.usp.br www.gesneroliveira.com.br

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