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4th Annual Forum of Competition Law in Developing Countries – Latin America

On April 3, 2025, GW Law hosted the 4th Forum on Competition Law in Latin America, launching the World Competition Database and key regional survey findings.

Albania

Law No. 9121, dated July 28, 2003, is Albania's main competition law statute. The Albanian Competition Authority encompasses a Commission and a Secretariat.

Argentina

Currently, Argentina has two competition authorities, the Domestic Trade Secretariat and the National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC).

Australia

The ACCC, an independent authority under the Treasury, was created in 1995. It enforces the 2010 Competition and Consumer Act, and it is led by a collegiate body.

Austria

Austria's competition regime is primarily based on the Competition Act of 2002, the Cartel Act of 2005 and the Act Against Unfair Competition of 1984.

Azerbaijan

The State Agency for Antimonopoly the central executive authority with mandate over competition policy, public procurement, and consumer rights issues.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Competition Act was enacted in 2012; BCC was formed in 2016 and is led by a Chairman and up to four Members appointed by the government.

Belgium

Belgium's competition legal framework is mainly governed by the Code of Economic Law, enacted on January 28, 2013.

Brazil

Brazil's competition agency (CADE), through its Administrative Tribunal and General-Superintendence, is in charge of enforcing the Brazilian Competition Act.

Canada

Competition law in Canada is governed mainly by the Competition Act enacted in 1986, which is enforced by the Competition Bureau and the Competition Tribunal.