New

Now available:

The compilation of Good Practices from the Anti-Cartel Enforcement Manual.

The CWG's online compilation of cartel awareness materials. If your agency would like to contribute additional materials, please email us.

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Mission

The mandate of the Cartel Working Group is to address the challenges of anti-cartel enforcement, both domestically and internationally, across the entire range of ICN members and amongst agencies with differing levels of experience.  At the heart of antitrust enforcement is the battle against hardcore cartels directed at price fixing, bid rigging, market sharing and market allocations. The Cartel Working Group is co-chaired by the European Commission, the Hungarian Competition Authority and the Japan Fair Trade Commission.

The Cartel Working Group consists of two subgroups:

Subgroup 1: Legal Framework & Subgroup 2: Enforcement Techniques 

Current Work

• Enforcer roundtable telephone discussions on cartel awareness & outreach efforts;
• New Anti-Cartel Enforcement Manual Chapter on Case Resolution;
• Coordinating the completion of the Anti-Cartel Enforcement Templates by additional ICN Members, update of old templates

2010 Annual Conference Highlights

   Introductory Remarks

   Panel presentation: Trends & Develoments in Cartel Enforcement

   Breakout Presentations on Cartel Detection: Hungary, Ireland, Turkey, NGA

   Breakout Presentations on Cartel Outreach: Brazil, Netherlands

2010 ICN Cartel Workshop

The 2010 ICN Cartel Workshop was held from October 5-7 in Yokohama, Japan. Materials from this event can be found here.

2011 ICN Cartel Workshop

The 2011 ICN Cartel Workshop will be held from October 10-13 in Bruges, Belgium. More information can be found on the workshop website.

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Contact Information

For more information about the Cartel Working Group, please contact:

European Commission, DG Competition
Telephone: 32 2 296 5414

Mr. Jozsef Sarai
Head of International Unit
Office of Economic Competition, Hungary
Telephone: 361 472 8933

Japan Fair Trade Commission
Telephone: +81-3-3581-1998