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March 14, 2013 In Legislation By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The Guidelines on the Petitioning Activities have been published

The guidelines on the petitioning activities have been published on the website of the Romanian Competition Council - see http://www.consiliulconcurentei.ro/uploads/docs/items/id8255/indrumari-bune_practici_in_activitatea_de_petitionare.pdf. The Romanian Competition Council approved, in January, its first guidelines regarding the application of the competition rules issued after the amendments to the Competition Law made...

February 26, 2013 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Oltchim, o obsesie nationala

Oltchim este cu siguranta o mare intreprindere dar, mai mult de atat, este o adevarata obsesie nationala. Nu este, din pacate, si o mandrie nationala. Mass-media, mediul public si chiar multe discutii private au fost acaparate in ultimul an de dezbateri furtunoase - dar destul...

February 26, 2013 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

New Frontiers of Antitrust / 22 February 2013 / Paris

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February 16, 2013 In Energy By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The renewable energy – to aid or not to aid ?

The renewable energy is clean and available in large quantities, so there is no surprise that it became so fashionable in the recent years, almost everywhere in the world. Even if the source of energy is, often, completely free (basically, the Sun), the costs for...

February 2, 2013 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Google proposes settlements to the European Commission but a second complaint reaches the Commission

Google proposes settlement in European antitrust caseIn the same time with the settlements proposed by Google - which details are not currently available so far but they could be similar to the proposals submitted to the Federal Trade Commission - a fresh complaint arrives on...

February 2, 2013 In Health Care, Innovation By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Pay-for-delay – the story continues. How to end it ?

EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry: EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry.The Commission is right in being tough on deals such...

January 30, 2013 In Competition Basics By Dr. Valentin Mircea

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January 15, 2013 In Free Market, Health Care By Dr. Valentin Mircea

A level playing field for the health care system, please !

Last Saturday - on 12 January 2013 - the new Minister of Health announced, in front of the media, that the State budget will no longer pay for medical assistance services provided to patients in privately-owned hospitals. According to the Minister, the 10% from the...

January 11, 2013 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Samsung and Google face to face with the European Commission – but what a difference !

With the below statement of objections, from the European Commission, it looks like Samsung, in its total war with Apple, risk shooting itself in the foot. As I mentioned on this blog in other occasions, the battleground for competitors in the high-tech (and patent protected)...

January 7, 2013 In Distribution, Health Care By Dr. Valentin Mircea

UPDATE. From the producer to the customer – is the shortest way the best way ? Considerations about the advertising and pharma industries.

UPDATE 4:In February 2014 the Romanian Government issued an Emergency Government Ordinance (EGO), no 2/2014, which extends the public service obligations to ensure the uninterrupted provision of drugs also to the manufacturers and their authorized importers. In addition, EGO 2/2014 provides that for the drugs...