In March it agreed to a ruling by Japan's fair trade commission to settle a dispute over anticompetitive sales practices. (Intel denies any unlawful conduct.) The European Union and the Korean Fair Trade Commission are now investigating Intel on similar charges.
"We respect the Korea Fair Trade Commission's decision, " Microsoft said in a recent statement.
But the Japan Fair Trade Commission last month closed its investigation into Microsoft, declining to pursue any charges.
In Korea, investigators from the Fair Trade Commission raided offices of Korean Air and Asiana, the country's two largest airlines.
"We'd like direct marketers to force established Japanese companies to cut premiums, " says Makoto Kurita, an official with Japan's Fair Trade Commission.
And the Fair Trade Commission is investigating allegations that Hyundai Motor colluded with affiliates to put pressure on component suppliers to cut prices.
The case follows a March ruling by the Fair Trade Commission of Japan, in which the Japanese regulator warned Intel against using its market dominance to pressure computer makers to accept its chips.
Meanwhile in South Korea, the Seoul High Court has joined the Korean Fair Trade Commission in rejecting Microsoft's request to suspend a regulatory ruling to unbundle its Windows Media Player and Instant Messaging service from Windows.
"Other leading competition authorities, including the Korean Fair Trade Commission, the US Department of Justice and the Canadian Competition Bureau have investigated the same facts and concluded that LG Electronics should not be held liable for the conduct of LG Philips Displays, " said John Kwon, executive vice president of LG Electronics.
This was followed by investigations by both the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission.
At the moment, big takeovers are examined by the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission, formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC).
It was just two years ago that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission implemented Regulation Fair Disclosure (RegFD) to stop companies from selectively sharing news with certain analysts or investors.
The NUS president, who has always championed partnership working in the past, said there would be a "desperate need" for a new universities' "watchdog", with powers to refer university pricing practices to the Office for Fair Trading or the Monopolies Commission and to monitor the accuracy of prospectuses.
However, the conduct of the election was fair, according to the Election Commission.
In order for the commission to conduct a fair study and make legitimate recommendations, state and local governments must be given an equal place at the table with business and industry interests on the commission.
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The acquisition has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Election Commission Chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof told reporters that the commission will work to ensure fair elections.
The plan was referred to the commission by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised concerns it would leave Coca-Cola as its only major UK competitor.
They made it clear just how badly they felt Ferdinand was treated, adding that he was "entitled to confidentiality and a fair hearing in front of an independent commission".
This is the bill to create the UK Green Investment Bank, reshape employment law and replace the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading with a new Competition and Markets Authority.
Peers also asked the government about the merger of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading, the future of the Fulbright Scholarship Programme, and design quality in the built environment.
Official bodies such as the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the Competition Commission, and the FSA slowly took up the issue.
The UK will merge its Office of Fair Trading (OFT) with its Competition Commission, while Spain and the Netherlands plan to concentrate various competition, sector and consumer authorities into overarching national super-regulators.
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To be fair, ministers say they will establish an appointments commission of their own.
"Working in partnership with other law enforcement agencies is central to the commission's approach to keeping gambling fair and safe, " he added.
The proposed merger was referred to the commission this week by the Office of Fair Trading, which raised concerns it would leave Coca-Cola as its only major UK competitor.
MPs said they were "appalled" by the "irresponsible" decision of the Office of Fair Trading to refer planning matters to the Competition Commission without seeking the advice of planning experts at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
The Electoral Commission will advise on whether that is comprehensible and fair, having conducted a study.
In addition to the case filed by AMD in Delaware, in July 2007 the European Commission reached the preliminary conclusion that Intel had violated fair-competition laws.
In 1999, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed and later ratified Regulation Fair Disclosure to address selective releases of material information by publicly traded companies and other issuers.
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