News Archives
2008.4.16
International Cartels: Enforcement Institutions and Policy Instruments (EC and Japanese laws and policies)
As corporate activities become increasingly globalized, price fixing, bid rigging and market sharing – which are regarded as “hard-core” cartel conduct – as well as the damages caused by this conduct are becoming international issues. With a view to gaining a deeper understanding of EU cartel regulations and clarifying the interface issues for Japan, a Symposium was organized on 16 April 2008 with the cooperation of the Japan-EU Industrial Cooperation Centre and the law firm Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu, and with the support of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Fair Trade Commission. Two hundred eighty people participated in the Symposium and discussed policy, legal and economic issues involving competition law enforcement in relation to international cartels. Presentations made at this Symposium are found below. For comments or enquiries, please contact
Hiroko Yamane webmaster@grips.ac.jp
Opening remark
Tatsuo Hatta, President, GRIPS
1. Characteristics of cartel regulations in Japan and Europe
（１）Approach based on Japanese Antitrust Law
Akira Goto, Commissioner, The Fair Trade Commission of Japan
（２）Underlying principles of European Commission cartel regulation － jurisdiction, deterrents, and effect of leniency programmes-
Kirtikumar Mehta, Director, Cartels, DG Competition, European Commission
（３）Imputability and liability of the parent company
Flavio Laina, Cartels, DG Competition, European Commission
（４）Regulation and enforcement of the Antimonooply Law on cartels - A Japanese
Perspective, Eriko Watanabe, Attorney-at-law, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Q & A / Coffee Break
2. Issues of interface among different cartel regulations
（１）Relationships among multiple jurisdictions, double jeopardy & private action in the U.S., Japan & Europe
Kirtikumar Mehta, Director, Cartels, DG Competition, European Commission
（２） International Application of Competition laws
Takashi Yamamoto, Investigation Bureau, Japan Fair Trade Commission
（３）Issues faced by Japanese companies
Masayuki Yabuuchi, Director for Industrial Structure Policy, METI
Closing remark
Hiroshi Tsukamoto, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre
Hisashi Hara, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
Moderator: Hiroko Yamane, Professor, GRIPS
