International
Bilateral relations on competition issues
The EU has dedicated cooperation agreements on competition policy with the United States, Canada, Japan and Korea. Under these agreements, competition authorities on both sides exchange information and co-ordinate their enforcement activities. Each side may ask the other to take enforcement action (positive comity); and each side must take account of the other's significant interests when enforcing competition rules (traditional comity).
Other forms of cooperation
- With the competition authorities of other OECD member countries, based on the 1995 OECD recommendation
- China:
the Commission has agreed on a structured dialogue to share experience and views on competition matters and provide technical and capacity-building assistance to China.
- Free trade agreements usually contain basic provisions on cooperation in competition matters. These agreements have been concluded with many countries (in particular Latin America and the countries involved in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation).
Cooperation with specific countries or regions
The EU co-operates on competition issues with the countries and regions listed below, through either specific agreements or regular contacts.
This list does not include countries which have a competition law but have not signed a bilateral or multilateral competition agreement with the EU.
However, the EU regularly discusses competition issues with such countries in multilateral forums such as the International Competition Network (ICN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the OECD's Global Forum on Competition. And it also establishes informal, one-off bilateral contacts on competition-related subjects where necessary.
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