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The 10th Anniversary of the ICN … a Look Back and Ahead

The 10th Anniversary of the ICN ... a Look Back and Ahead The International Competition Network (ICN) was officially founded in autumn 2001. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of this worldwide network of competition authorities, this paper traces the ICN’s origins and gives an overview of its development over the first decade of its existence, closing with a look at the challenges ahead as the network enters its second decade. The ICN was explicitly established as an informal network of competition authorities to address cross-border enforcement questions that had come to the fore since the 1990s. It offered an approach to competition issues which differed from and complemented those pursued by other organizations, such as OECD or UNCTAD. This paper outlines the work methods of ICN and its work product, focusing on three of the working groups, namely those dealing with merger control, cartel prosecution, and unilateral conduct issues. It then turns to the significant impact the ICN has had and identifies a number of challenges the network will have to face in its second decade. Among these are staying focused on its core competency of competition issues; taking account of the diversity of its membership, both in its substantive work and in its structures; maintaining and enhancing the diversity of the community of non-governmental advisors; and further developing the relationship with other international fora.