Annual Report (January-December 2010)
Table of contents
I Changes regarding competition laws and policies - Outline of new regulations in competition laws and related legislations
1 The Antimonopoly Act Amendment Bill (2010)
1) Submission of the Antimonopoly Act Amendment Bill to the Diet
2) Major points of the Antimonopoly Act Amendment Bill
2 Public announcement of “Guidelines Concerning Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position under the Antimonopoly Act”
II Enforcement of competition laws and policies
1 Measures against violations
1) Measures taken in 2010
2) Summary of main cases
3) Litigation
2 Mergers and acquisitions
1) Reviews of the business combination regulations (investigation procedures and criteria)
2) Statistics relating to mergers and acquisitions
3) Main mergers and acquisitions cases - The Proposed Acquisition of Shares of Varian, Inc. by Agilent Technologies, Inc.
III The role of competition authority in the formulation and implementation of other policies
1 Coordination between the Antimonopoly Act and other economic laws and ordinances
2 “Issues on Competition Policies regarding Countermeasures Using Market-Based Instrumentsin the Measures against Global Warming:Discussion Points in the Japanese Emissions Trading Scheme (Interim Report)”
3 Support on implementation of competition assessment
IV The Japan Fair Trade Commission’s resources (FY 2010)
1 Budget
2 Number of officials
3 Advocacy efforts
V International efforts on competition law and competition policy
VI Main surveys related to competition policy
1 Survey report on actual status regarding transactions between large-scale retailers and their suppliers
2 Survey on the situation of the corporate compliance system with the Antimonopoly Act - Measures for Enhancing the Effectiveness of Compliance
3 Follow-up reports on the trades in the advertisement industry
VII Activities of the Competition Policy Research Center
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