A competition regulator is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, which regulates competition laws, and may sometimes also regulate consumer protection laws. In addition to such agencies there is often another body responsible for formulating competition policy. An agency is a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function, such as a customs agency or a space agency. ... A creature of statute is an entity such as a corporation created by statute. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with antitrust. ... Consumer protection is government regulation to protect the interests of consumers, for example by requiring businesses to disclose detailed information about products, particularly in areas where safety or public health is an issue, such as food. ...

Many nations implement competition laws, and there is general agreement on acceptable standards of behaviour. The degree to which countries enforce their competition policy does vary substantially, with the United States generally regarded as having the most strict competition laws and enforcement.

Competition regulators may also regulate certain aspects of mergers and acquisitions and business alliances and regulate or prohibit cartels and monopolies. Other government agencies may have responsibilities in relation to aspects of competition law which affect companies (eg. the registrar of companies). The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as other assets. ... A business alliance is an agreement between businesses, usually motivated by cost reduction and improved service for the customer. ... A cartel is a group of legally independent producers whose goal it is to fix prices, limit supplies and limit competition. ... In economics, a monopoly (from the Greek monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a kind of product or service. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Regulators may form suprnational or international alliances like the ECA (European Competition Authorities), the ICN (International Competition Network), and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ECA can stand for: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, United States Department of State Eastern Communication Association ECA stack (ephedrine, caffeine, aspirin) Economic Cooperation Administration Edinburgh College of Art Education Consumers Association Electrical Contractors Association the stock symbol for Encana Corporation Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme Eastern Communication Association Europe... ICN can stand for: Incheon International Airport in South Korea. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ...

List of government regulators

In the United Kingdom, the regulators are the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, for the USA the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (Antitrust Division). The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Enterprise Act 2002, which seeks to protect the consumer from anti-competitive practices. ... The Competition Commission is an independent body responsible for investigating mergers, market shares and conditions and the regulation of UK companies. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an Independent Agency of the United States Government, established in 1914. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ...

Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OESO	Ext Link	Language
		Andean Community					[[1]]	English
		Argentina	Comision Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia				[[2]]	Spanish
		Australia	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and National Competition Council				[[3]] [[4]]	English
		Austria	Wettbewerbsbehörde im BMwA				[[5]]	English
		Belgium	Raad voor de Mededinging/Conseil de la Concurrence
		Brazil	Conselho Administrative de Defensa Economica				[[6]]	Portugese
		Canada	The Competition Bureau				[[7]]	English
		Chili	Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia -National Economic Prosecutor's Office				[[8]]	English
		China	Ministry of Commerce				[[9]]	English
		Colombia	Superintendencia Industria y Comercio				[[10]]	Spanish
		Cyprus-Greek	Commission for the Protection of Competition				[[11]]	English
		Czech Republic	Office for the Protection of Competition				[[12]]	English
		Denmark	Konkurrencestyrelsen				[[13]]	English
		Germany	Bundeskartelambt				[[14]]	English
		Estonia	konkurentsiamet				[[15]]	English
		Europe	European Surveillance Authority - (ESA) EFTA				[[16]]	English
		European Union	European Commission Directoraat-Generaal Mededinging				[[17]]	English
		Finland	Finnish Competition Authority (Kilpailuvirasto)				[[18]]	English
		France	Conseil de la Concurrence				[[19]]	English
Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OESO	Ext Link	Language
		Greece	Hellenic Competition Commission				[[20]]	English
		Hungary	Office of Economic Competition (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal				[[21]]	English
		India	Competition Commission of India				[[22]]	English
		Ireland	The Competition Authority, (TCA),				[[23]]	English
		Iceland	Icelandic Competition Authority				[[24]]	English
		Israel	Israel Anti-trust Authority				[[25]]	English
		Italy	Autorita Garanta della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)				[[26]]	English
		Japan	Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)				[[27]]	English
		Kenia	Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya				[[28]]	English
		Latvia	Competition Council				[[29]]	English
		Liechtenstein	Office of National Economy (Amt für Volkswirtschaft)				[[30]]	German
		Lithuania	Competition Council				[[31]]	English
		Luxembourgh	Conseil de la Concurrence - Inspection de la Concurrence				[[32]]	French
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		Mexico	Mexico Federal Competition Commission				[[33]]	English
		The Netherlands	Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit				[[34]]	English
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		Norway	Konkurransetilsynet				[[36]]	English
Flag	Flag	Country	Name	ECA	ICN	OESO	Ext Link	Language
		Peru	Free Competition Commission				[[37]]	Spanish
		Poland	Office for Competition and Consumer Protection				[[38]]	English
		Portugal	Autoridade da Concorrência				[[39]]	English
		Russia	Federal Antimonopoly Services				[[40]]	Russian
		Slovakia	Antimonopoly Office				[[41]]	English
		Slovenia	Competition Protection Office of the Republic of Slovenia				[[42]]	English
		Spain	Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia (TDC)				[[43]]	Spanish
		Taiwan	Taiwan Fair Trade Commission				[[44]]	English
		Turkey	Rekabet Kuruma				[[45]]	English
		United Kingdom	Office of Fair Trading and Competition Commission				[[46]]	English
		Venezuela	Pro-Competencia				[[47]]	Spanish
		USA	Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice,(Antitrust Division)				[[48]]	English
		South Africa	Competition Commission South African Competition Tribunal				[[49]] [[50]]	English
		South Korea	Fair Trade Commission				[[51]]	English
		Sweden	Konkurrensverket				[[52]]	English
		Switzerland	The Competition Council en Switzerland Swiss Competition Commission				[[53]]	English

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See also

• Competition law
• Competition policy
• Consumer protection
• Transparency (market)
• Transparency (humanities)