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Communication by Competition Authorities 2002 The OECD Competition Committee debated communication by competition authorities in October 2002. This document includes an executive summary and the documents from the meeting: an analytical note by Canada, written submissions from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Chinese Taipei, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well as an aide-memoire of the discussion. Competition authorities devote substantial resources to communication using a variety of means to reach different target audiences (i.e. the business community, lawyers, public policy makers, and consumers). They emphasize the need to deliver clear, consistent and comprehensive messages. Nevertheless, nearly all competition authorities express the view that it is quite difficult to assess the effectiveness of a communication policy. The discussion focused on the need for developing a communication strategy, advocating a competition culture, and using the proper communication instruments, such as video, films, or cartoons. A communication strategy depends a lot on the local culture and legal environment that a competition authority is confronted with. Countries without competition laws or newly adopting such laws must concentrate on different matters than countries having more mature laws. In the former group, the stress must be on building political support for competition law and encouraging the development of a competition culture. Evaluation, Actions and Resources of Competition Authorities (2005) Unclassified DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 03-Feb-2003 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ English/French DIRECTORATE FOR FINANCIAL, FISCAL AND ENTERPRISE AFFAIRS COMPETITION COMMITTEE Unclassified DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 COMMUNICATION BY COMPETITION AUTHORITIES English/French JT00138641 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d’origine Complete document available on OLIS in its original format DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 FOREWORD This document comprises proceedings in the original languages of a Roundtable Communication by Competition Authorities, which was held by the Competition Committee in October 2002. It is published under the responsibility of the Secretary General of the OECD to bring information on this topic to the attention of a wider audience. This compilation is one of a series of publications entitled "Competition Policy Roundtables". PRÉFACE Ce document rassemble la documentation dans la langue d’origine dans laquelle elle a été soumise, relative à une table ronde sur la Communication par les Autorités de concurrence, qui s'est tenue en octobre 2002 dans le cadre du Comité de la concurrence. Il est publié sous la responsabilité du Secrétaire général de l'OCDE, afin de porter à la connaissance d'un large public les éléments d'information qui ont été réunis à cette occasion. Cette compilation fait partie de la série intitulée "Les tables rondes sur la politique de la concurrence". Visit our Internet Site -- Consultez notre site Internet http://www.oecd.org/competition 2 DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 OTHER TITLES SERIES ROUNDTABLES ON COMPETITION POLICY 1. Competition Policy and Environment OCDE/GD(96)22 2. Failing Firm Defence OCDE/GD(96)23 3. Competition Policy and Film Distribution OCDE/GD(96)60 4. Competition Policy and Efficiency Claims in Horizontal Agreements OCDE/GD(96)65 5. The Essential Facilities Concept OCDE/GD(96)113 6. Competition in Telecommunications OCDE/GD(96)114 7. The Reform of International Satellite Organisations OCDE/GD(96)123 8. Abuse of Dominance and Monopolisation OCDE/GD(96)131 9. Application of Competition Policy to High Tech Markets OCDE/GD(97)44 10. General Cartel Bans: Criteria for Exemption for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises OCDE/GD(97)53 11. Competition Issues related to Sports OCDE/GD(97)128 12. Application of Competition Policy to the Electricity Sector OCDE/GD(97)132 13. Judicial Enforcement of Competition Law OCDE/GD(97)200 14. Resale Price Maintenance OCDE/GD(97)229 15. Railways: Structure, Regulation and Competition Policy DAFFE/CLP(98)1 16. Competition Policy and International Airport Services DAFFE/CLP(98)3 17. Enhancing the Role of Competition in the Regulation of Banks DAFFE/CLP(98)16 18. Competitition Policy and Intellectual Property Rights DAFFE/CLP(98)18 19. Competition and Related Regulation Issues in the Insurance Industry DAFFE/CLP(98)20 20. Competition Policy and Procurement Markets DAFFE/CLP(99)3 21. Regulation and Competition Issues in Broadcasting in the light of Convergence DAFFE/CLP(99)1 3 DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 22. Relationship between Regulators and Competition Authorities DAFFE/CLP(99)8 23. Buying Power of Multiproduct Retailers DAFFE/CLP(99)21 24. Promoting Competition in Postal Services DAFFE/CLP(99)22 25. Oligopoly DAFFE/CLP(99)25 26. Airline Mergers and Alliances DAFFE/CLP(2000)1 28. Competition in Local Services DAFFE/CLP(2000)13 (Roundtable in October 1999, published in July 2000) 29. Mergers in Financial Services DAFFE/CLP(2000)17 (Roundtable in June 2000, published in July 2000) 30. Promoting Competition in the Natural Gas Industry DAFFE/CLP(2000)18 (Roundtable in February 2000) 31. Competition Issues in Electronic Commerce DAFFE/CLP(2000)32 (Roundtable in October 2000) 32. Competition and Regulation Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry DAFFE/CLP(2000)29 (Roundtable in June 2000) 33. Competition Issues in Joint Ventures DAFFE/CLP(2000)33 (Roundtable in October 2000) 34. Competition Issues in Road Transport DAFFE/CLP(2001)10 (Roundtable in October 2000) 35. Price Transparency DAFFE/CLP(2001)22 (Roundtable in June 2001) 36. Competition Policy in Subsidies and State Aid DAFFE/CLP(2001)24 37 Portfolio Effects in Conglomerate Mergers DAFFE/COMP(2002)5 38 Competition and Regulation Issues in Telecommunications DAFFE/COMP(2002)6 39 Merger Review in Emerging High Innovation Markets DAFFE/COMP(2002)20 40 Loyalty and Fidelity Discounts and Rebates DAFFE/COMP(2002)21 4 DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 TABLE OF CONTENTS NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Australia ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Brazil ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Canada ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Chinese Taipei............................................................................................................................. 27 Czech Republic ........................................................................................................................... 33 Denmark...................................................................................................................................... 37 Finland ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Israel ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Japan ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Mexico ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Netherlands ................................................................................................................................. 59 Norway........................................................................................................................................ 67 Poland ........................................................................................................................................ 71 Sweden ........................................................................................................................................ 75 United Kingdom.......................................................................................................................... 81 United States ............................................................................................................................... 87 European Commission ................................................................................................................ 95 OTHER CONTRIBUTION BIAC ........................................................................................................................................ 99 SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................... 101 RÉSUMÉ DE LA DISCUSSION............................................................................................................. 113 5 DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 6 DAFFE/COMP(2003)4 AUSTRALIA 1. Introduction The publicity accorded to competition law and its regulation has increased in most countries. This reflects greater activity by competition regulators, and increasing public education and awareness of competition law and its enforcement. The relationship between the competition regulator – in Australia’s case, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission