Competition and the Judiciary

The current work of the Competition Advocacy Subgroup focuses on Competition and the Judiciary. The co-chairs are Mrs. Elizabeth Farina, from Council for Economic Defense, Brazil, and Mr. Radoslav Depolo, from Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia, Chile. Prior years' work has focused on competition advocacy in regulated industries and competition advocacy more generally.

Contacts

Radoslav Depolo
Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia
Chile
Tel: 56 2 7538300
rdepolo@tdlc.cl

Patricia Agra Araujo
Tel: 55 61 34268405
Patricia.araujo@cade.gov.br

Council of Economic Defense
Brazil

Competition and Regulated Industries (2003-2005)

With competition advocacy, competition authorities perform a review of existing and proposed laws and regulations and activities of other governmental bodies, by providing suggestions and advice on government policies and measures that may result in anti-competitive practices or inefficiencies as a byproduct. Activities often include the review of possible sources of public restraints on competition in trade policies, investment policies, and sectoral regulation. These activities are particularly important in economies where the benefits of competition are not well understood. With much of the developing world introducing competition into environments characterized by government intervention and price control, advocacy activities are often prioritized in capacity building. The objective of this subgroup is to enhance the effectiveness of these advocacy activities done to spur competition in regulated sectors.