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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!