Competition Committee


Chair
John Taladay
Baker Botts LLP (United States)

Lead
Jacobo Ramos-Folch
Policy Manager
Vice-Chair
Luis Gómez
Baker & McKenzie LLP (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair
Mathew Heim
Amazon Inc. (United States)
Vice-Chair
Michael Koch
Goodmans LLP (Canada)
Vice-Chair
Paul Lugard
Baker Botts LLP (Netherlands)
Vice-Chair
Munesh Mahtani
Via (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair
Paolo Palmigiano
Sumitomo Electric Industries (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chair
Volker Stapper
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
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01.
Overview
Our Competition Committee informs OECD discussions on competition. It encourages senior regulators and antitrust enforcers to act consistently and proportionately in accordance with due process, best practice, and with respect to the objectives of effective enforcement of competition laws. Its primary objective is maintenance of business competitiveness and the efficient operation of markets with the minimum necessary level of regulatory intervention across all sectors.
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03.
Business engagement at OECD
OECD analysis on competition considers and disseminates best–practice based on expert dialogue in the OECD Competition Committee, as well as through activities supported by OECD regional centers addressing competition policy.The Competition Committee contributes to the work of the following OECD bodies:- OECD Competition Committee
- OECD Global Forum on Competition
- OECD Working Party 2 on Competition and Regulation
- OECD Working Party 3 on Co–operation and Enforcement
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02.
2023 priorities
- Competition and regulation in light of digitalization
- Intellectual property rights and competition
- State support and competitive neutrality
- Procedural fairness
- International co-operation on competition policies
Documents & Releases
13 June 2023
The Future of Effective Leniency Programmes: Advancing Detection and Deterrence
14 June 2023
Relationship Between Competition and Innovation
14 June 2023
Algorithmic Competition
15 June 2023
Competition in the Circular Economy
15 June 2023
Advantages and Disadvantages of Consumer Welfare Standards
16 June 2023
Theories of Harm for Digital Mergers