Selected notes, papers and studies prepared for the Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy by the WTO Secretariat:

- a Synthesis Paper on the Relationship of Trade and Competition Policy to Development and Economic Growth WT/WGTCP/W/80;

- a Background Note on the Fundamental WTO Principles of National Treatment, Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment and Transparency (WT/WGTCP/W/114);

- a Background Note on the Fundamental Principles of Competition Policy (WT/WGTCP/W/127);

- an Overview of WTO Members' National Competition Legislation (WT/WGTCP/W/128/Rev.3);

- a Note on Exceptions, Exemptions and Exclusions contained in WTO Members' National Competition Legislation (WT/WGTCP/W/172);

- an Information Note on the Impact of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions on Domestic Companies, particularly Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (WT/WGTCP/W/180);

- a Background Note on Support for Progressive Reinforcement of Competition Institutions in Developing Countries through Capacity Building (WT/WGTCP/W/182);

- a Background Note on Provisions on Hardcore Cartels (WT/WGTCP/W/191);

- a Background Note on Modalities for Voluntary Cooperation (WT/WGTCP/W/192);

- a Background Note on Core Principles, Including Transparency, Non-Discrimination and Procedural Fairness (WT/WGTCP/W/209);

- a Study on Issues Relating to a Possible Multilateral Framework (WT/WGTCP/W/228 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4;) prepared by an independent consultant in 2003, and involving:

• the examination of issues concerning the relationship between competition policy as it relates to trade and industrial policy;
• the examination of issues and compilation of available empirical data relevant to the resource implications of adopting and effectively implementing a multilateral framework on competition policy, including provisions relating to hardcore cartels, transparency, procedural fairness and responding to requests for voluntary cooperation;
• the examination of the impact of competition law and policy in tackling anti-competitive practices of firms in a developing country setting;

- a Report on Secretariat Technical Assistance Activities Pursuant to Paragraph 24 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration (WT/WGTCP/W/230); and

- a Background Note on Provisions on Procedural Fairness in Existing WTO Agreements (WT/WGTCP/W/231); and
  

- the numerous submissions by WTO Members and by international organizations dealing with international competition policy issues.