Documents/FTC2010/2: Maintain Competition/2.4: Research, Reports, Advocacy, and International Cooperation/Indicator:1

Indicator: Key Measure 2.4.1

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Measurements in/of Policy advice provided to foreign competition agencies, directly and through international organizations, through substantive consultations, written submissions, or comments.

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS The FTC’s staff and officials work bilaterally with other agencies and through multilateral fora to provide policy advice in an effort to promote convergence based on sound competition law policy. The agency continues to devote significant resources to working with China and India on the implementation of their new laws and with sister agencies in key jurisdictions including the European Union, Canada, Japan, Korea, and Mexico. The FTC also actively participated in several multilateral organizations addressing competition policy and enforcement issues, often providing written submissions, which the FTC makes available on its website.

Type Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Target
StartDate 2005-10-01 2005-10-01 2006-10-01 2006-10-01 2007-10-01 2007-10-01 2008-10-01 2008-10-01 2009-10-01 2009-10-01 2010-10-01 2011-10-01
EndDate 2006-09-30 2006-09-30 2007-09-30 2007-09-30 2008-09-30 2008-09-30 2009-09-30 2009-09-30 2010-09-30 2010-09-30 2011-09-30 2012-09-30
Policy Inputs 40 76 40 40
Description n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 40 policy inputs Target exceeded. In FY 2010, the FTC provided policy advice in 76 instances, through consultations, written submissions, or comments. The FTC’s policy advice continues to grow as a result of the increasing number of jurisdictions enforcing competition laws, the FTC’s participation in international organizations, and the FTC’s growing engagement with key jurisdictions such as China. The agency will continue to monitor the target of this new measure and will reassess it after additional performance cycles. Data Source: Information on the international activities of the FTC is produced by the agency’s Office of International Affairs