Competition Authorities and Regulators in Belgium: Hierarchy versus Cooperation

Frank Naert

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 2009, vol. 10, issue 2, 139-159

Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the possible relationships between the competition authority and sectoral regulators. The relevant literature is first discussed and then applied to the Belgian situation. As in so many other countries, Belgium is going through a difficult search process to find the appropriate relationship. Nevertheless, we might be able to take a relatively unique direction in the future. It is not unimaginable that a constellation is developing which will put the competition authority on a higher hierarchical level than the sector regulators, by installing it as the body of appeal for the decisions of the sector regulators.

Date: 2009
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