What the OECD recommends

Complete liberalisation of the pub trade

Elimination of restrictions on economic freedom of pharmacists educated in other EU states

Elimination of location restrictions on pharmacies

Elimination of special interest rules such as the Groceries Order

Maintain the freedom of solicitors to advertise their fees and areas of specialisation

Prohibit further additions to ESB's generating plant and requiring it to make some divestments if prices do not fall and newcomers do not enter the market

Liberalisation of choice for all electricity and gas customers by 2005 or sooner

Set up a high-level committee to protect the regulatory system

Strengthen the accountability of regulators through overview by parliamentary committee