Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide

The following jurisdictions have antitrust or consumer protection laws. Follow the selected link to the consumer protection or competition agency’s web site.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Country Competition Agency Consumer Protection Agency
Albania Competition Law Authority  
Algeria Competition Council  
Andean Community General Secretariat
Argentina National Commission for the Defense of Competition Undersecretary of Consumer Defense
Armenia State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition  
Australia Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Austria Federal Competition Authority Federal Ministry for Social and Consumer Protection
Azerbaijan Antimonopoly Department
  The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies
Barbados Fair Trading Commission
Belarus The Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Belarus  
Belgium Competition Council Privacy Protection Commission DG Enforcement and Mediation
Benin Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Employment Promotion; Management of Competition and Internal Trade  
Bosnia & Herzegovina Competition Council  
Brazil Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) Office of Consumer Protection and Defense, Ministry of Justice
Secretariat for Economic Law Enforcement (SDE)
Secretariat for Economic Monitoring (SEAE)
Bulgaria Committee for the Protection of Competition
  Commission for Trade and Consumer Protection
Burkina Faso National Commission of Competition and Consumption  
Cameroon National Competition Commission  
Canada Competition Bureau Canada
Competition Tribunal
  Office of Consumer Affairs
  Consumer Measures Committee
Caribbean Community CARICOM Competition Commission  
Chile National Economic Prosecutor National Consumer Service (SERNAC)
Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition  
China State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC)
Anti Monopoly Bureau, Ministry of Commerce  
National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)  
Colombia Superintendence of Industry and Commerce
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission  
Costa Rica Commission for the Promotion of Competition Directorate of Consumer Support
Côte d’Ivoire Competition Commission  
Croatia Croatian Competition Agency Consumer Protection Department
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition Commission for Personnel Data Protection
Czech Republic Office for the Protection of Competition Ministry of Industry and Trade
Denmark Danish Competition Authority The National Consumer Agency
Egypt Egyptian Competition Authority  
El Salvador Superintendence of Competition Defensoría del Consumidor
Estonia Competition Authority Consumer Protection Board
European Union Competition Directorate (DG-COMP) Health and Consumer Directorate (DG-SANCO)
European Free Trade Area EFTA Surveillance Authority  
Faroe Island Faroese Competition Authority  
Fiji Commerce Commission  
Finland Finnish Competition Authority Consumer Agency and Ombudsman
France Competition Council  
Directorate-General of Competition, Consumption and the Repression of Fraud
Gambia Independent Competition Commission  
Georgia State Antimonopoly Service  
Germany Federal Cartel Office German Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture
Greece Hellenic Competition Commission Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Greenland Greenland Competition Authority  
Honduras Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Competition  
Hungary Office of Economic Competition General Inspectorate for Consumer Protection (GICP)
Iceland Competition Authority  
India Competition Commission of India Department of Consumer Affairs
Indonesia Commission for the Supervision of Business Competition (KPPU) Indonesian Regional Consumer Dispute Settlement Boards
Ireland Competition Authority National Consumer Agency
Israel Antitrust Authority  
Italy Italian Competition Authority
 

Ministry for Economic Development, Directorate-General for Market Harmonization and Consumer Protection (DGAMTC)

Jamaica Fair Trading Commission
  Consumer Affairs Comission
Japan Japan Fair Trade Commission
  Cabinet Office, Quality-of-Life Policy Bureau
Jersey Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority  
Jordan Competition Directorate at the Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Kazakhstan Agency for the Protection of Competition  
Kenya The Monopolies and Prices Commission  
Kyrgyz Republic State Commission for Antimonopoly Policy  
Laos Ministry of Commerce  
Latvia Competition Council Consumer Rights Protection Centre
Liechtenstein Office for National Economy (AVW)  
Lithuania Competition Council State Consumer Rights Protection Authority
Luxembourg Competition Council
Competition Inspection  
Macedonia Commission for Protection of Competition  
Malawi Competition and Fair Trading Commission  
Mali National Directorate for Commerce and Competition (DNCC)  
Malaysia   Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Malta Consumer and Competition Division, Ministry of Competitiveness and Communications
Mauritius Competition Commission of Mauritius Consumer Protection Unit
Ministry of Industry, SME, Commerce and Cooperatives
Mexico Federal Competition Commission Federal Consumer Protection Commission (Profeco)
Moldova National Agency for the Protection of Competition  
Mongolia Authority for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection
Montenegro Department of Internal Trade and Competition, Ministry of Economy  
Morocco Competition Council  
Namibia Competition Commission  
Netherlands Netherlands Competition Authority Consumer Authority, Ministry of Economic Affairs
New Zealand Commerce Commission
  Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Nicaragua Procompetencia  
Norway Norwegian Competition Authority Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
Pakistan Competition Commission of Pakistan  
Panama Authority for Consumer Protection and Competition Defense
Papua New Guinea Independent Consumer and Competition Commission
Paraguay   National Integrated Consumer Protection System
Peru National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI)
Philippines Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection, Department of Trade and Industry
Poland Office for Competition and Consumer Protection
Portugal Competition Authority National Commission for Data Protection
Directorate-General for Consumers, Ministry of Economy and Innovation (DGC)
Romania Competition Council National Authority for Consumer Protection
Russia Federal Antimonopoly Service Consumer Protection Agency
Senegal National Competition Commission  
Serbia Commission for the Protection of Competition Sector for Trade, Consumer Protection and Price Policy, Ministry of Trade and Services
Singapore Competition Commission  
Slovak Republic Antimonopoly Office Consumer Protection Department, Ministry of Economy
Slovenia Competition Protection Office  
South Africa Competition Commission Office of Consumer Protection, Department of Trade and Industry
Competition Tribunal
South Korea Fair Trade Commission Korea Consumer Protection Board (KCPB)
Spain National Competition Commission National Institute of Consumers
Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority
Sweden Swedish Competition Authority Swedish Consumer Agency
Switzerland Swiss Competition Authority Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau
Taiwan Fair Trade Commission  
Tajikistan Department of Antimonopoly Policy, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade  
Tanzania Fair Competition Commission  
Thailand Trade Competition Commission, Ministry of Commerce Consumer Protection Board
Trinidad and Tobago Fair Trading Commission  
Tunisia Competition Council  
General Director of Competition and Domestic Trade
Turkey Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu)  
Ukraine Antimonopoly Committee
State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy
United Kingdom Competition Commission  
Office of Fair Trading
United States Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice  
Uruguay Commission for Promotion and Defense of Competition Consumer Defense Area, Directorate-General of Commerce, Ministry of Economy and Finance (ADECO)
Uzbekistan State Committee on Demonopolization, Support of Competition and Entrepreneurship
Venezuela Superintendence for the Promotion and Protection of Free Competition (Pro-Competencia)  
Vietnam Vietnam Competition Administration Department
Vietnam Competition Council  
Zambia Zambia Competition Commission  
Zimbabwe Anti-Corrupt & Anti-Monopolies Programme  

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Last Modified: Tuesday, 11-Aug-2009 09:35:00 EDT