The International Competition Network (ICN) is an informal, virtual network that seeks to facilitate cooperation between

competition law Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...

authorities globally. It was established in 2001 after the publication of a Final Report of the International Competition Policy Advisory Committee to the US

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and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust (or the ''ICPAC report'', for short).

Competition law Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...

experts in the US recommended that increased collaboration with overseas authorities could contribute to the coordination of enforcement and sharing of information on competition policy globally. It comprised 132 member states from 120 competition jurisdiction exclusively devoted to international competition enforcement.

Leadership

The ICN is currently chaired by of Germany.

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, the chairwoman of the U.S.

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, was chosen to serve as the ICN's vice chair in December 2022.

History

Its first annual conference was held in

Naples, Italy Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

in September 2002, with representatives from 59 countries and NGOs. The second conference was in June 2003 in Merida, Mexico. Working groups review different policy areas, such as mergers or competition advocacy. The last annual conference was hosted by Competition Commission of Singapore in April 2016. The upcoming annual conference will be hosted by Portuguese Competition Authority in May 2017. It will be hosted by Competition Commission of India in March - April 2018 at New Delhi.

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External links

International Competition Network
Organizations established in 2001 International law organizations Competition law Competition regulators