The OECD holds a roundtable on cartels involving intermediate goods

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27 Oct 2015

The OECD holds a roundtable on cartels involving intermediate goods

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OECD, Cartels involving intermediate goods, Executive Summary with key findings, DAF/COMP/WP3/M(2015)2/ANN3/FINAL, 27 October 2015

OECD, Cartels involving intermediate goods, Detailed Summary of the discussion, DAF/COMP/WP3/M(2015)2/ANN2/FINAL, 27 October 2015

OECD, Cartels involving intermediate goods, Background note, DAF/COMP/WP3(2015)18, 27 October 2015

Executive summary, by the Secretariat * Considering the discussion at the roundtable on “Cartels Involving Intermediate Goods”, held by Working Party No.3 on Co-operation and Enforcement on 27 October 2015, the Secretariat’s background paper and the delegates’ written submissions and presentations, several key points emerged: 1. Cartels involving intermediate goods are increasingly in the radar of competition authorities. They may have specific features that differentiate them from cartels concerning final consumer goods. Intermediate goods can be defined as parts and components, or any other item used as an input in the production of manufactured goods for final consumers, and are used at different stages of the value chain. In today’s increasingly globalised economy, value chains are