Appendix A. Legal Bases for Cooperation Among Competition Agencies

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APPENDIX A

LEGAL BASES FOR COOPERATION AMONG

COMPETITION AGENCIES

Listed below are representative Cooperation Agreements (pp. 249-

57), Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) (pp. 258-304),

Confidentiality Waivers (p. 304), National Statutory Provisions (pp. 305-

06), Trade Agreements (pp. 307-10), and Mutual Legal Assistance

Treaties (MLATs) (pp. 311-12).

A. Bilateral Cooperation Agreements

Year Countries Title Link

2013 EU

Switzerland

Agreement between

the European Union

and the Swiss

Confederation

concerning

cooperation on the

application of their

competition laws

(May 17, 2013)

http://eur-

lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/PD

F/?uri=CELEX:2201

4A1203(01)&from=E

N

2009 EU

Korea

Agreement between

the European

Community and the

Government of the

Republic of Korea

concerning

cooperation on anti-

competitive activities

(May 23, 2009)

http://eur-

lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/PD

F/?uri=CELEX:2200

9A0804(01)&from=E

N

242 International Investigations and Merger Reviews

Year Countries Title Link

2008 Canada

US

Cooperation

Agreement between

the Commissioner of

Competition,

Competition Bureau

of the Government of

Canada, and the

United States Postal

Inspection Service,

regarding the

application of their

deceptive marketing

practice laws

(March 28, 2008)

http://www.competiti

onbureau.gc.ca/eic/sit

e/cb-

bc.nsf/vwapj/USPIS-

CB--

CoorperationArrange

ment-

Eng.pdf/$file/USPIS-

CB--

CoorperationArrange

ment-Eng.pdf

2005 Canada

Japan

Agreement between

the Government of

Canada and the

Government of Japan

concerning

Cooperation on

Anticompetitive

Activities

(September 6, 2005)

http://www.competiti

onbureau.gc.ca/eic/sit

e/cb-

bc.nsf/vwapj/2005-

09-07-

agreement_eng.pdf/$f

ile/2005-09-07-

agreement_eng.pdf

2004 Canada

US

Agreement between

the Government of

Canada and the

Government of the

United States of

America on the

Application of

Positive Comity

Principles to the

Enforcement of their

Competition Laws

(October 5, 2004)

http://www.competiti

onbureau.gc.ca/eic/sit

e/cb-

bc.nsf/eng/01269.htm

l

Appendix A 243

Year Countries Title Link

2003 EU

Japan

Agreement between

the European

Community and the

Government of Japan

concerning

cooperation on anti-

competitive activities

(July 10, 2003)

http://eur-

lex.europa.eu/legal-

content/EN/TXT/PD

F/?uri=CELEX:2200

3A0722(01)&qid=14

95041820560&from=

EN

2001 Canada

Mexico

Agreement between

the Government of

Canada and the

Government of the

United Mexican

States regarding the

Application of their

Competition Laws

(November 15, 2001)

http://www.competiti

onbureau.gc.ca/eic/sit

e/cb-

bc.nsf/eng/01594.htm

l

2000 Mexico

US

Agreement between

the Government of

the United Mexican

States and the

Government of the

United States of

America regarding

the Application of

their Competition

Laws

(July 11, 2000)

https://www.justice.g

ov/atr/agreement-

between-government-

united-states-

america-and-

government-united-

mexican-states

1999 Japan

US

Agreement between

the Government of

Japan and the

Government of the

United States of

America concerning

Cooperation on

Anticompetitive

Activities

(October 7, 1999)

https://www.justice.g

ov/atr/agreement-

between-government-

united-states-

america-and-

government-japan-

concerning-

cooperation