the Competition Commission
/ðə ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn kəmɪʃn/
/ðə ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn kəmɪʃn/
- an independent organization set up by the British government in 1999 to replace the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Its job was to prevent unfair trading when single companies had such a large share of the supply of particular goods or services in Britain that there was little or no competition. The Commission investigated cases in which one company took over another or when companies joined together, when asked to do so by another organization, usually the Office of Fair Trading. It then took any action it considered necessary. In 2014 the Competition Commission was replaced by the Competition and Markets Authority.
竞争委员会：英国政府于1999年成立的独立组织，用以取代垄断与合并委员会。它的工作是防止不公平交易，因为单个公司在英国特定商品或服务的供应中占有很大份额，几乎没有竞争，甚至没有竞争。委员会调查了一家公司接管另一家公司或当另一家组织（通常是公平交易办公室）要求公司合并在一起时的案例。然后采取了它认为必要的任何措施。2014年，竞争事务委员会由竞争与市场管理局取代。