International Competition Network

The International Competition Network (ICN) provides competition authorities with a specialized yet informal venue for maintaining regular contacts and addressing practical competition concerns. It seeks to facilitate cooperation between competition law authorities globally. It was established in 2001 after the publication of a Final Report of the International Competition Policy Advisory Committee to the US Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust (or the ICPAC report, for short). Competition law experts in the US recommended that increased collaboration with overseas authorities could contribute to the coordination of enforcement and sharing of information on competition policy globally. It comprised 132 member states from 120 competition jurisdictions exclusively devoted to international competition enforcement. Its mission is to advance procedural and substantive convergence and facilitate cooperation.

The ICN member agencies produce work products based on consensus in project-orientated working groups. These groups are open to the participation of representatives from the business sector, consumer groups, academics, and the legal and economic professions as non-governmental advisers (NGAs). Members and NGAs convene at annual conferences, workshops and virtual events.

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