In 2020, the Eighth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspects of the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices, decided to establish a working group on cross-border cartels, open to Member States on a voluntary basis, without financial implications for the regular budget of the United Nations, to highlight best practices, to facilitate information exchange and consultations, and to report to the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition law and policy.

The Working Group meets regularly and informally through teleconferences and is open Government representatives, with relevant expertise (for example national competition authorities); interested international organizations and networks; and relevant stakeholders from the private sector, civil society and academia.