In this article, instruments to detect price collusion in order to reform the national economy are researched considering experiences of other countries. Conditions for creating persistent forms of cartels are considered as well as causes that complicate or facilitate prevention of cartelization. The set of existing instruments to detect and prevent the creation of price collusion cartels is analyzed. Suggestions for improving these instruments are made. There were proposed the ways of implementing economic and legal methods of combating cartels into the practice of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. The author considers such implementation as an important part of the reforms in the national economy.
