Un cadre multilatéral sur la concurrence au sein de l’OMC est-il favorable aux consommateurs canadiens? (in French only)

Author

Delphine Nakache

Organization

Option consommateurs

Published

2005

Summary

The idea of a regulatory framework to govern international competition is not new. It was revived in 1996 at the ministers’ meeting in Singapore, but without yielding substantial results. Some member states, led by the European Union, then took the opportunity afforded by the Doha process in the fall of 2001 to reinsert these new items into the trade agenda with a view to prompt conclusion of a multilateral master agreement on competition. Talks proved difficult, however, and the failure of the Cancun meeting in September 2003 is ample evidence. As a result, competition policy was not even slated for discussion at the WTO before the end of the Doha Round, thus most likely not until mid 2006. This would allow civil society the necessary time to respond and lobby political leaders for amendments to the multilateral agreement on competition to take greater account of their interests. It is against this background that Option consommateurs has crafted this research report: it is based on the rules and principles currently enshrined in the draft multilateral agreement on competition (the “Draft Agreement”) to determine whether Canadian consumers would benefit from its provisions and, where applicable, to suggest amendments to that end.

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This research received funding support through the Office of Consumer Affairs' Contributions Program.

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Source: Consumer Policy Research Database