Prosecuting cartels in France and Germany (Bonn, 8th October 2010)

Prosecuting Cartels in France and in Germany, Introductory papers : The Bundeskartellamt's New Organization and Policies Andreas MUNDT President of the Bundeskartellamt 1. In an increasingly international environment where it is standard practice for businesses to operate not in several national markets, but in a European environment, thorough consultation and cooperation among competition authorities is becoming more and more commonplace. This is true for the multilateral level in Europe as well as for bilateral relations. The biennial Franco-German Competition Day is an important forum for furthering the debate on substantive mutual issues facing the competition authorities of both countries, and serves at the same time as an emblem of the continuous cooperation that the authorities