Reshuffling an Agency How to make the package work? 2015 ICN Annual Conference Sydney, Australia.
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Reshuffling an AgencyHow to make the package work?
2015 ICN Annual ConferenceSydney, Australia
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Summary
• New Competition Law in Brazil
• Institutional re-design
• Facing challenges
• Results
New structurePrevious regime Law 12,529
CADETribunal – final decision
SEAE
Merger review
SDE
Antitrust investigations
CADETribunal
General SuperintendenceDepartment of Economic Studies – DEE
Attorney General’s Office
SEAE
Competition Advocacy
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New Competition Law in Brazil
New LegislationLaw 12,529 from 30 November 2011
(entered into effect on 29 May 2012)
CADE’s Design
• Tribunal (1 president + 6 commissioners – non renewable 4 year terms)– Final decisions in the Executive Branch concerning anticompetitive practices and
merger filings
• DEE - Market studies- Opinions
• General Attorney’s Office - Assists CADE (eg. Dawn raids)- Defends CADE at the judiciary
• SG (General Superintendent – 2 year term, renewable for 2 more years)– Negotiation of leniency and settlement agreements– Investigation of anticompetitive conducts– Merger review
General Superintendence
General Superintendent
Antitrust Analysis
Division 8
Antitrust Analysis
Division 7
Antitrust Analysis
Division 6
Antitrust Analysis
Division 5
Antitrust Analysis
Division 4
Antitrust Analysis
Division 3
Antitrust Analysis
Division 2
Antitrust Analysis
Division 1
Deputy Superintendent 2Deputy Superintendent 1
Office
Leniency UnitStrategic
Information Analysis Division
Intelligence and Operations
Division
General Superintendence
General Superintendent
Merger & Antitrust
Regulated Markets
Merger & Antitrust
Industry
Cartel Unit 2
Hardcore Cartels
Cartel Unit 3
Bid Rigging
Merger & Antitrust
Services
Merger & Antitrust
Differentiated Goods and
Farm related products
Merger Screening
Unit
Cartel Unit 1
International Cartels
Hierarchy
Cartel work flow
Merger work flow
Intelligence Division
- Prioritization- Leniency
Deputy Superintendent 1
Deputy Superintendent 2
Unilateral conducts
Units: 1 leader + 5-6 case handlers
Main challenges
• Human resources and Management Challenges
• Pre-Merger Review
• Leniency and anti-competitive conducts
• International cooperation
• Promoting competition policy and CADE’s normative agenda
– Compliance
– Guidance and Transparency
Thank you!
