Conference of the International Network of
Civil Society Organizations on Competition
WORLD
COMPETITION
REPORT
Geneva - January, 29th of 2004
Summary
• Objectives.
• Structure.
• Methodology.
• Expected outcomes.
Objectives
What is the purpose of the
World Competition
Report?
Four Objectives…
1. Present a civil society perspective on
competition.
2. Provide a benchmark for the progress of
competition law and policy.
3. Create a solid data base on competition.
4. Provide research inputs on competition
issues.
What is the initial sample of
countries?
20 countries to be studied in detail
Africa
Kenya
South America South Africa
Argentina
Tanzania
Brazil
Zambia
Peru
Zimbabwe
Other
Australia
UK
USA
West Indies
Asia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Structure
Structure of the WCR
1) Introduction
2) Competition in the Economy
3) Legal and Institutional Setting
4) Competition Law Enforcement
5) Competition Advocacy
6) Competition and Sectoral Regulation
7) International Cooperation
Case Studies
Appendix
2.Competition in the Economy
2.1 Survey of policy changes. (trade
liberalization, privatization, deregulation,
etc..)
2.2 Degree of competition in a selected sample
of sectors.
3. Legal and Institutional Setting
Basic information on the institutional and
legal framework for competition law and
policy at the national level.
4. Competition Law Enforcement
• Statistics, trends and jurisprudence about:
– Competition promotion
– Hard-core cartels
– Merger control
– Vertical and non-cartel horizontal
agreements
– Enforcement of decisions
5. Competition Advocacy
Promote competition culture in different sectors
of civil society and governmentl;
• Pro-competitive reports;
• Complience programs;
• Courses, workshops, seminars etc.
6. Competition and Sectoral
Regulators
• Overview of the activities of regulatory
agencies with emphasis on services that most
aftect the poor (water, electricity and others)
• Interplay between competition authorities
and sectoral regulators.
7. International Cooperation

International cooperation under different
formats (unilateral agreements, plurilateral
agreements and others);

International cartels;

Cross-border mergers.
Case studies
Competition cases with emphasis on markets
and sectors with greater impact upon the
poor.
Statistical appendix
• Time series and cross-section data on
variables such as number of cases, decisions,
price-cost margins etc.
• Effectiveness of competition law
implementation.
• Index of the independence of the competition
agencies.
• Rating of national competition authorities.
Methodology
Project Stages
1st Stage
• Gather raw data
• Produce 20 country
reports
• Survey the other
contries
2nd Stage
3rd Stage
Produce the preliminary
repot
• Discussion and approval
of the final WCR.
Work Plan
PHASE
TASK
Phase 1
Establish the general
methodology.
Phase 2
Collect raw data and
elaborate literature surveys.
Phase 3
Elaborate of the country
reports.
Phase 4
Elaborate of the first draft
Phase 5
Discuss the first draft.
Phase 6
Approve the final report.
RESPONSIBLE BODY
Project Implementation Team
(PIT)
Anchor institutions (IPS, CUTS
and IBRAC)
Anchor institutions (IPS, CUTS
and IBRAC)
Report Consolidation Working
Group (eight members)
Attendants of the Review
Meeting
Project Implementation Team
(PIT)
Note: Through all phases, the General Working Group will be on charge of general coordination.
Anchor Institutions
CUTS - India
IBRAC - Brazil
IPS - Sri Lanka
Management Structure

Director for the process management.
(IPS)

Director for the content management.
(IBRAC)

Additional Director for content management.
(CUTS)
Expected outcomes.
Expected Outcomes
• Regular Publication of an annual Competition
Report.
• Data Bank on competition information for
research projects.
• Basic
Information
for
civil
society
organizations (NOGs) on competition policy.
Project Time Table
DATE
PHASE
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
Phase 6
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