OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit Vol. 3 Operational Manual
Ania Thiemann, Manager, Global Relations OECD Competition Division
May 1 st 2015
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OECDs Competition Assessment Toolkit - developments Competition
Assessment Toolkit 2007: Toolkit published to assist officials in
competition assessment of new or existing laws and regulations
2009: OECD Council Recommendation, endorsing use, followed by
update in 2010. Now available in two volumes, in 17 languages 2011
survey on use of competition assessment spurred work on Vol.3
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Toolkit Vol. 3: Planning tools Process for selecting sectors
and policies: Considerations and weightings Relevant stakeholders
Sector definition Dealing with excluded legislation Alat za ocjenu
uinaka na trino natjecanje
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Toolkit Vol. 3: Practical guidance Process for selecting
sectors and policies: Considerations and weightings Relevant
stakeholders Sector definition Dealing with excluded legislation
Guia de Avaliao de Concorrncia
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Vol. 3: Checklist is straightforward to use A YES answer to any
of the four questions would signal a competition concern: Do the
regulations limit the number or range of suppliers? ability of the
suppliers to compete? incentives for the suppliers to compete?
choices or information available to the consumers?
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Toolkit Vol. 3: Literature summary and defaults for impact of
deregulation Mean price change Price effect Number of studies
Category and sub-category of regulatory restriction
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Toolkit Vol 3: Database of case studies and academic articles
measuring effects Herramientas para la Evaluacin de la Competencia
We welcome suggestions for additional case studies!
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Toolkit Vol. 3: Technical guidance: simple techniques for
quantification
http://www.oecd.org/greece/greececompetitionassessment.htm
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Thank you for your attention [email protected][email protected] MANUAL We welcome feedback and suggestions:
Please send us articles and case studies in your own languages for
the database ! Manual to be published later this year.