Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Ireland is a member of the OECD. The OECD provides a forum for its 30 member governments to discuss economic, social and governance policy issues and experiences. The OECD also acts as an independent source for policy research and analysis.

The OECD acts mainly through a range of Committees. The Competition Authority is Ireland's representative at meetings of the Competition Committee and its two associated working parties (Working Party 2 on Competition and Regulation and Working Party 3 on Co-operation and Enforcement). The Committee promotes reform by actively encouraging and assisting decision-makers in Government to tackle anti-competitive practices and regulations and promote market-orientated reform.

These meetings often feature roundtable discussions on substantive policy issues. Member countries are invited to make submissions to these roundtables. All submissions are published at a later stage, together with a Background Report by the OECD Secretariat and a summary of the Discussion (see the OECD Website).

The table below lists recent submissions by the Competition Authority to the Competition Committee.

Year	Submissions
2011	Crisis Cartels
2010	Standard Setting
2010	Competition, Concentration and Stability in the Banking Sector
2010	Collusion and Corruption in Public Procurement
2009	Competition and Financial Markets
2009	Standard for Merger Review
2009	Failing Firm Defence
2009	Generic Pharmaceuticals

The Competition Authority - www.tca.ie

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)