Leniency Promotion
Detailed Guidelines, Notes and other materials providing guidance about leniency programs
Handbook on leniency programme – Austrian Federal Competition Authority
Immunity policy and interpretation guidelines, July 2009 – Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Combate a Cartéis e Programa de Leniência (in Portuguese) – Brazilian competition authorities (CADE, SDE)
Fighting Cartels: Brazil’s Leniency Program – Brazilian competition authorities (CADE, SDE)
Regulation on the Procedure for Granting Immunity from Fines (Leniency Policy) – Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Competition
Description of Leniency Policy (in Bulgarian and English) – Bulgarian Commission on Protection of Competition
Bulletin: Immunity Program under the Competition Act (PDF) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Bulletin: Le Programme d'immunité et la Loi sur la concurrence (PDF) (in French) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Bulletin: Leniency Program (PDF) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Bulletin: Le Programme de clémence (PDF) (in French) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Regulation on Immunity from Fines and Reduction of Fines – Croatian Competition Agency
The Leniency Programme – rules and advantages resulting from reporting a cartel – Czech Office for the Protection of Competition
Guidelines on leniency for cartel activities – Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases – EFTA Surveillance Authority
Procedural notice relating to the French Leniency programme – L´Autorité de la concurrence
Communiqué de procédure relatif au programme de clémence français (in French) – L´Autorité de la concurrence
Guidelines on the Application of Articles 8 and 9 of the Act on Competition Restrictions (reduction and non-imposition of competition infringement fine) – Finnish Competition Authority
Notice on the Leniency Program – German Bundeskartellamt
Explanatory notes on the Application of the Rules on Leniency and Application Form for Leniency – Hungarian Competition Authority
Cartel Immunity Programme – Irish Competition Authority
Leniency Program – Israel Antitrust Authority
Notice on the non-imposition and reduction of fines – Italian Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
Leniency Policy – Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority
Notification on Implementation of Cartel Leniency Program – Korea Fair Trade Commission
Rules on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines for the parties to prohibited agreements – Lithuanian Competition Council
Leniency guidelines (in Spanish) – Mexican Comisión Federal de Competencia
Leniency in cartel cases (in Dutch) – Netherlands Competition Authority
Leniency guidelines (in Dutch) – Netherlands Competition Authority
Cartel Leniency Policy and Process Guidelines – New Zealand Commerce Commission
Typical Information Required to perfect a Marker – New Zealand Commerce Commission
Competition (Leniency) Regulations – Competition Commission of Pakistan
Leniency Programme Guidelines – Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland
Guidelines for the application of leniency (in Serbian) – Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition
Guidelines on Lenient Treatment for Undertakings Coming Forward with Information on Cartel Activity Cases – Competition Commission of Singapore
Guidance on the Leniency Program – Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic
Leniency – Competition Protection Office of Slovenia
Corporate Leniency Policy – South Africa Competition Commission
Leniency (in German) – Swiss Competition Commission
Leniency (in French) – Swiss Competition Commission
Guidance Note: Leniency and no-action – UK Office of Fair Trading
The Cartel Offence: Guidance on the issue of no-action letters for individuals – UK Office of Fair Trading
Short format materials providing information and awareness about leniency programs
Website overview: Programme de clemence – Belgian Competition Authority
Postcard: Cartel é Crime (in Portuguese) – Brazilian Ministry of Justice (SDE)
Postcard: Cartel é Crime (in Portuguese) – Brazilian Ministry of Justice (SDE)
Postcard: Todos os Brasileiros Contra os Cartéis (in Portuguese) – Brazilian Ministry of Justice (SDE)
Website overview: Leniency – European Commission, DG Competition
Website overview: Cartels and the leniency programme – EFTA Surveillance Authority
Website overview: Leniency Programme (including Leniency Application and Conditions) – Estonian Competition Authority
Website overview: Le programme de clémence français (in French) – L´Autorité de la concurrence
Website overview: Leniency – The Gambia Competition Commission
Website overview: Reduction or cancellation of fines (also in Icelandic) – Icelandic Competition Authority
About the Leniency Program – Japan Fair Trade Commission
Presentation – Cartel Leniency Program in Korea – Korea Fair Trade Commission
Website overview: Leniency Program description (in Latvian) – Latvian Competition Council
Demande de clémence (in French) – Autorités de Concurrence Luxembourgeoises
Website overview: Information on Applications for Leniency – Competition Commission of Mauritius
Confess your cartel – Netherlands Competition Authority
Brochure: Cartels and leniency (in Norwegian) – Norwegian Competition Authority
Information on leniency (in Norwegian) – Norwegian Competition Authority
Presentation: Programa de Clemencia en Panama (in Spanish) – Autoridad de Proteccion al Consumidor y Defensa de la Competencia (ACODECO)
Pamphlet: Programa de Clemencia en Panama (page 1, page 2) (in Spanish) – Autoridad de Proteccion al Consumidor y Defensa de la Competencia (ACODECO)
Website overview: Leniency Program/O Programa da Clemência (in Portuguese) – Portuguese Competition Authority
Leniency Policy brochure – Romania Competition Council
Website overview: Leniency Programme – Competition Commission of Singapore
Website description: Apply for leniency – South Africa Competition Commission
Webpage: Confess you cartel to the OFT – UK Office of Fair Trading
Website overview: Leniency Program -- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (FAQs) format for information about leniency programs
Immunity program: Frequently Asked Questions – Canadian Competition Bureau
Foire aux questions du Programme d'immunité (in French) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Leniency Program: Frequently Asked Questions – Canadian Competition Bureau
Foire aux questions du Programme de clémence (in French) – Canadian Competition Bureau
Questions-réponses sur le programme de clémence français (in French) – L´Autorité de la concurrence
Cartel Leniency FAQ – New Zealand Commerce Commission
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Antitrust Division’s Leniency program and Model Leniency Letters – U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Unique Materials and formats promoting the existence of leniency programs
Film: "Leniency in cartel cases" – Netherlands Competition Authority
Film: Leniency in cartel cases – Windows format – Flash format –Netherlands Competition Authority & Spanish Competition Commission (with Spanish subtitles)
Film: "Be the First to Tell" – Swedish Competition Authority
Film for Airport Express train campaign – Norwegian Competition Authority (in Norwegian)
TV Advertisement: Promoting Leniency in Poland – Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, Poland
Leniency-dedicated website: Leniency awareness campaign website (in Hebrew) – Israel Antitrust Authority
Leniency-dedicated website: Leniency Policy website (in Romanian) – Romania Competition Council
Comic book: “Freed” (Manga highlighting leniency program) – Competition Commission of Singapore
Articles
Article – Program of Immunity from Fines and Reduction of Fines /Leniency program in EU law and Croatian law (in Croatian) – Croatian Competition Agency
Article – Cartels - cooperation of cartel members with anti-monopoly authorities as a pre-condition for immunity of fines or reduction of fines (in Croatian) – Croatian Competition Agency
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