FTC: Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide
Apr 14, 2017 18:40:28 GMT -6
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The FTC site provides all sorts of valuable info and resources regarding domestic and international competition and consumer protection. The following are just a few of those pages that you may find of interest, which also include contact info for various agents who can assist you:
Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide -- Provides links to the various jurisdictions worldwide that have antitrust or consumer protection laws. Simply follow the selected link to the consumer protection or competition agency’s web site.
International Competition -- "As commerce continually becomes more international, an increasing number of the FTC’s antitrust investigations involve international issues. To promote and protect free and vigorous competition, the FTC continues to build and strengthen relationships with competition agencies around the world. These relationships are a key component of the FTC’s competition enforcement program, and they facilitate the agency’s efforts to promote convergence toward sound competition enforcement and policy. The FTC continues to work closely with the European Union, Canada, and many other jurisdictions on cases of mutual interest."
International Consumer Protection -- "Globalization of trade, improvements in international telecommunications, outsourcing, and the advent of the Internet have created unprecedented new opportunities for consumers and businesses. The FTC pursues the development of an international market-based consumer protection model, which focuses on protecting consumers from significant harm while maximizing economic benefit and consumer choice.
These developments have also posed new problems for American consumers. The problems have ranged from traditional scams that thrived online, such as pyramid schemes and business operations making false product claims, and aggressive advance-fee loan, foreign lottery, and sweepstakes telemarketing schemes, to Internet-enabled frauds like spoofed emails, web addresses, and computer system scans."
International Competition and Consumer Protection Cooperation Agreements -- Lists links alphabetically by country to the agreements the US has with those countries -- Competition Agreements are listed in the first column and Consumer Protection Agreements in the second column.
The FTC site provides all sorts of valuable info and resources regarding domestic and international competition and consumer protection. The following are just a few of those pages that you may find of interest, which also include contact info for various agents who can assist you:
Competition & Consumer Protection Authorities Worldwide -- Provides links to the various jurisdictions worldwide that have antitrust or consumer protection laws. Simply follow the selected link to the consumer protection or competition agency’s web site.
International Competition -- "As commerce continually becomes more international, an increasing number of the FTC’s antitrust investigations involve international issues. To promote and protect free and vigorous competition, the FTC continues to build and strengthen relationships with competition agencies around the world. These relationships are a key component of the FTC’s competition enforcement program, and they facilitate the agency’s efforts to promote convergence toward sound competition enforcement and policy. The FTC continues to work closely with the European Union, Canada, and many other jurisdictions on cases of mutual interest."
International Consumer Protection -- "Globalization of trade, improvements in international telecommunications, outsourcing, and the advent of the Internet have created unprecedented new opportunities for consumers and businesses. The FTC pursues the development of an international market-based consumer protection model, which focuses on protecting consumers from significant harm while maximizing economic benefit and consumer choice.
These developments have also posed new problems for American consumers. The problems have ranged from traditional scams that thrived online, such as pyramid schemes and business operations making false product claims, and aggressive advance-fee loan, foreign lottery, and sweepstakes telemarketing schemes, to Internet-enabled frauds like spoofed emails, web addresses, and computer system scans."
International Competition and Consumer Protection Cooperation Agreements -- Lists links alphabetically by country to the agreements the US has with those countries -- Competition Agreements are listed in the first column and Consumer Protection Agreements in the second column.
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