International / Regional resources
* Note, this list is in the proces of being updated and is not intended to be exhaustive.
International / Plurilateral Agreements
OECD
Anti-competitive practices (general)
Recommendation of the Council concerning co-operation between member countries on anticompetitive
practices affecting international trade (1995) (from OECD site)1995 Recommendation (from ACCC site)
1995 Recommendation (from FTC web site)
Cartels
Recommendation of the Council concerning effective action against hard core cartels (1998)
Mergers
Recommendation of the Council concerning merger review (2005)
ICN
Mergers
Guiding Principles for Merger Notification and Review
Dominance/Substantial Market Power
Other
Recommended Practices on Remedies and Competition Agency Powers (2005)
Regional resources
Europe
Bilateral and Tri-lateral agreements
Australia
International Agreements (ACCC web site)
Canada
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
Fiji
Korea
ACCC - Korea Fair Trade Commission Agrrangement (2002)
New Zealand
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
Cooperation Agreement between the ACCC and the NZ Commerce Commission (2007)
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
ACCC - Taiwan Fair Trade Commission - NZ Commerce Commission (2002)
Taiwan
ACCC - Taiwan Fair Trade Commission - NZ Commerce Commission (2002)
United Kingdom
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
United States
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2005 (see Chapter 14)
Australia-United States Treaty on Antitrust Enforcement Assistance (1999) (PDF)
Canada
Australia
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
New Zealand
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
Europe
United States
1991 and 1998 Cooperation Agreements (from Europa)
1991 Cooperation Agreement (from FTC)
1998 Enhanced Positive COmity Agreement (from FTC)
Best Practices on Cooperation in Reviewing Mergers (2002) (from Europa)
Best Practices on Cooperation in Reviewing Mergers (2002) (from FTC)
Fiji
Australia
Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Australia
Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
Cooperation Agreement between the ACCC and the NZ Commerce Commission (2007)
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
ACCC - Taiwan Fair Trade Commission - NZ Commerce Commission (2002)
Canada
ACCC - New Zealand Commerce Commission - Commissioner of Competition (Canada) Cooperation agreement (2000)
United Kingdom
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
Taiwan
Australia
ACCC - Taiwan Fair Trade Commission - NZ Commerce Commission (2002)
New Zealand
ACCC - Taiwan Fair Trade Commission - NZ Commerce Commission (2002)
United Kingdom
Australia
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
New Zealand
Australia - New Zealand - UK Cooperation and Coordination Agreement (2003)
United States
Cooperation Agreements (list from FTC web site)
Australia
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2005 (see Chapter 14)
Australia-United States Treaty on Antitrust Enforcement Assistance (1999) (PDF)
Europe
1991 and 1998 Cooperation Agreements (from Europa)
1991 Cooperation Agreement (from FTC)
1998 Enhanced Positive COmity Agreement (from FTC)
Best Practices on Cooperation in Reviewing Mergers (2002) (from Europa)
Best Practices on Cooperation in Reviewing Mergers (2002) (from FTC)