The Guidelines on Competition Policy is a pioneering attempt to achieve the stated goal of ensuring ASEAN as a highly competitive economic region as envisaged in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint, in particular the introduction of nation-wide Competition Policy and Law by 2015. This Guidelines are based on country experiences and international best practices with the view to creating a fair competition environment in ASEAN. It seeks to enhance and expedite the development of national competition policy within each ASEAN Member State.