About the OFT
International Cooperation Arrangements
The OFT has signed up to a number of international arrangements with overseas agencies that have responsibility for the enforcement of comparable competition and consumer protection laws.
These arrangements generally provide for co-operation between the agencies on matters of common interest, including:
- co-ordination of enforcement activities on a case-by-case basis
- exchange of information on the policies, laws and rules regarding competition and consumer protection.
Recent activity
17 April 2012
A Memorandum of Understanding between the OFT and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce was signed at a ceremony in London. The signatories were Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Jiang Zengwei, Deputy Minister for Commerce, People's Republic of China.
Download a version of the memorandum (pdf 483kb).
21 March 2011
The OFT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
The document addresses experience-sharing and engagement in the fields of competition policy and consumer protection. It was signed by John Fingleton (CEO, OFT) and Zhou Youping (Vice-Minister, SAIC) in Beijing.
Download a version of the memorandum (pdf 197kb).
10 January 2011
The OFT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
John Fingleton and Xu Xianping (Vice-Chair, NDRC), signed the document at a ceremony at Lancaster House, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Vice-Premier Li Keqiang of China.
Download the Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 556kb)
Arrangements and Partnerships
Arrangements
Australia
Cooperation Arrangement between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Commerce Commission in New Zealand and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom regarding the application of the competition and consumer laws (16 October 2003).
Download ACCC-CC-ICC Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 871kb)
Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Enforcement Assistance in commercial email matters among the following agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia: the United States' Federal Trade Commission, the United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading, the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner, Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in the United Kingdom, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Communications Authority (July 2004).
Download Commercial Email Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 2.9Mb)
Belgium
Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Fair Trading of the United Kingdom and the Directorate General Enforcement and Mediation of Belgium (11 August 2010).
Download DGEMB Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 148kb)
Canada
Cooperation Arrangement between the Commissioner of Competition (Canada) and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom Regarding the Application of their Competition and Consumer Laws (14 October 2003).
Download CCC Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 904kb)
China
17 April 2012
Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Fair Trading of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
Download a version of the memorandum (pdf 483kb).
21 March 2011
Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Fair Trading of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
Download a version of the memorandum (pdf 197kb).
10 January 2011
Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Office of Fair Trading of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China.
Download the Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 556kb)
New Zealand
Cooperation Arrangement between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Commerce Commission in New Zealand and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom regarding the application of the competition and consumer laws (16 October 2003).
Download ACCC-CC-ICC Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 871kb)
United States
Memorandum of understanding on mutual enforcement assistance in consumer protection matters between the Federal Trade Commission of the United States of America and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Director General of Fair Trading in the United Kingdom (31 October 2000).
Download FTC Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 799kb)
Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Enforcement Assistance in commercial email matters among the following agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia: the United States' Federal Trade Commission, the United Kingdom's Office of Fair Trading, the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner, Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in the United Kingdom, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Communications Authority (July 2004).
Download Commercial Email Memorandum of Understanding (pdf 2.9Mb)
Partnerships
Toronto Strategic Partnership (2004)
Memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint venture between The Toronto Police Service, Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, Competition Bureau Canada, United States Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, The United States Postal Inspection Service, The Ontario Provincial Police, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Greater Toronto Area Commercial Crime Section, York Regional Police Service, and UK, Office Of Fair Trading on the enforcement of deceptive marketing practices laws.
Vancouver Strategic Alliance (2004)
Memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint venture between the Vancouver Police Department, Competition Bureau Canada, the United States Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading in UK, on the enforcement of deceptive marketing practices laws.
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