WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/250
13 July 1999
(99-2883)
General Council Original:  English
PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1999 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Competition Policy
Communication from Turkey
The following communication, dated 9 July 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Turkey.
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1. Turkey considers that sound and multilaterally accepted competition policies and disciplines
will further increase market access opportunities, and will further world trade on the basis ofnon-discrimination, predictability and transparency.
2. In a globalized world economy, a multilateral approach on competition would be helpful to
achieve the objectives of the WTO.
3. Due to the nature of the competition rules, it should be kept in mind that a multilateral
framework would work efficiently if all Member countries have national competition legislation
based on a common understanding reached at the multilateral level.  This will facilitate cooperation
among competition authorities in effectively implementing competition law.
4. To this end, future work should be focused on studies to reach a common understanding on
the issue and to promote the adoption of national competition laws based on the principles of
non-discrimination and transparency.  In doing so, the differences in the provisions of national
legislations and administrative procedures should be taken into account.
5. A multilateral framework of competition rules should include provisions for transitional
periods and certain flexibilities to allow Members at different stages of development to subscribe to
the commitments, and due support should be provided  to them in strengthening their infrastructure.
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