Japan Fair Trade Commission

Commissioner Goto delivered a remarks in the Enforcers Roundtable in the International Cartel Workshop presented by the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law and the International Bar Association on February 12, 2010 in Paris.

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

Commissioner Goto made a presentation titled "Competition and Industrial Policy" at the International Conference held in Marrakech on 5 December 2009.

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.

	(March 12)Submission of the Antimonopoly Act Amendment Bill to the Diet　new!
	(March 12)Revisions of the proceedings prior to issuing final orders and the appeal proceedings,accompanying abolishment of the current hearing procedure　new!
	(January 29)Decision to Commence Hearing Procedures against MT Picture Display Co., Ltd. and three other companies(Price fixing case by Manufacturers of Cathode Ray Tubes for Televisions)
	(January 27)Cease and Desist Order and Surcharge Payment Order against Participants in Quotation Collection or Competitive Bidding for Power Cable ordered by Electric Power Companies
	(January 18)Message from Chairman Takeshima
	(January 7)Decision to Commence Hearing Procedures against QUALCOMM Incorporated
	The Guidelines for Exclusionary Private Monopolization under the Antimonopoly Act（tentative translation）
	(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

	2010
	Previous Releases - 2009 / 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
	Major Business Combinations in FY 2008

About the Leniency Program

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

	Japanese Governmental Organizations
	Competition Related Sites world-wide