OECD/ KPC Workshop on the Health Sector (July 2020)

This workshop of 12 hours focused on some of the main competition issues in the health sector, a sector particularly important in these times of Covid-19. The discussion focused on four main aspects: (i) bid-rigging, cartels and cooperation agreements; (ii) merger issues, (iii) abuse of dominance, and (iv) the role for competition advocacy in the sector. More than 70 participants were present throughout the four days of the webinar.

Presentations were made by the OECD, the Portuguese Competition Authority, JFTC, KPC, ACCC, US FTC, MyCC and CMA. A keynote address was provided by Allan Fels, former chairman of the ACCC.

There were multiple questions throughout the four days with lively discussions and debates of cases from various jurisdictions.