Japan Fair Trade Commission

The 27th JAPAN / EU Annual Competition Consultations were held in Brussels on 10 September, 2009.

Commissioner Goto made an oral presentation titled "Amendment of the Antimonopoly Act 2010" at the 107th OECD meeting of the Competition Committee held in Paris on 21 October 2009.

The 13th Bilateral Competition Consultations between the regional Offices of the Korea and Japan.

Message from Chairman Takeshima

Information and Experiences
on competition law and policy
in East Asia region

Theoretical, foundational research
of operation of Antimonopoly act,
and competition policy

The Premiums and Representations Act was amended and since September 1, 2009, the Consumer Affairs Agency has been enforcing the amended act. The homepage of the agency is here. http://www.caa.go.jp/en/index.html
The relevant materials on this website are related to the act before the revision.

	(October 28)Publication of the Guidelines for Exclusionary Private Monopolization under the Antimonopoly Act 　　[Attachment 1]The Guidelines for Exclusionary Private Monopolization under the Antimonopoly Act 　　[Attachment 2]Factors for assessing whether conduct falls under Exclusionary Conduct
	(October 27)The JFTC's Annual Report for FY 2008 was submitted to the Diet
	(October 13)The JFTC holds the Training Course for China on the Antimonopoly Act and Competition Policy
	(October 7)Cease-and-Desist Order and Surcharge Payment Orders against Manufacturers of Cathode Ray Tubes for Televisions
	(September 30)Cease and Desist Order against QUALCOMM Incorporated
	(September 28)The JFTC holds the Training Course for Vietnam on the Antimonopoly Act and Competition Policy
	(August 17)The JFTC holds the Training Course for Developing Countries on the Competition Law and Policy

	Role of the JFTC		Contact Us
	Message from Chairman		DVD

	2009
	Previous Releases - 2008 / 2007 / 2006 / 2005 / 2004 / 2003 / 2002

	Grand Design for Competition Policy
	Speeches
	Main Features of the Amended Antimonopoly Act

	The Antimonopoly Act		The Subcontract Act
	The Premiums and Representations Act

	International Agreements
	Technical Assistance to Foreign Countries
	International Competition Network(ICN)

	Merger Control (ICN Mergers Template)
	Notification Systems
	Trend of Merger Notifications
	Major Business Combinations in FY 2008

	Survey of Study Groups, etc.		Statistics
	Annual Report for the OECD

	Japanese Governmental Organizations
	Competition Related Sites world-wide