AntiCartel
Anticartel is a set of laws, policies, and enforcement practices aimed at preventing, detecting, and sanctioning cartel behavior. A cartel is an agreement among competitors to fix prices, rig bids, allocate markets, or limit production, activities that undermine competition and harm consumers and other businesses. Anticartel efforts seek to preserve competitive markets, encourage innovation, and deter collusion.
Legal frameworks: Major jurisdictions prohibit cartel conduct under competition or antitrust statutes. In the United States,
Enforcement tools: Investigations, market surveillance, and leniency or immunity programs encourage cartel members to come forward
Effectiveness and challenges: Anticartel policies aim to lower prices, increase output and innovation, and protect smaller