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January 10, 2012 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Amenda record pentru producatorii si distribuitorii de carburanti din Romania / Record fine for fuel companies in Romania

Consiliul Concurentei din Romania a anuntat astazi aplicarea unei amenzi de 205 milioane EUR celor 5 companii active in sectorul producatorului si distributiei de carburanti (OMV Petrom, Rompetrol - din grupul KazMunaiGaz - MOL, Lukoil si ENI) pentru o practica concertata constand in planificarea retragerii...

December 23, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Poveste de Craciun (sau nu chiar o poveste…)

http://www.contributors.ro/dezbatere/mos-craciun-sau-statul-asistential/...

December 23, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

NOU – PROIECTUL LEGII CONCURENTEI NELOIALE !

;">Consiliul Concurentei a publicat pe site-ul sau, la adresa de internet http://www.consiliulconcurentei.ro/ro/docs/177/7285/consultare-publica-asupra-proiectului-lege-privind-concurenta-neloiala.html;"> ;">proiectul noii legi a concurentei neloiale, elaborat in cadrul institutiei. Propunerile vor putea fi trimise la adresa de e-mail modificare.lege@consiliulconcurentei.ro sau pot fi formulate sub forma de comentarii pe subgrupul Concurenta Neloiala al Centrului de...

December 8, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Despre fuziunea Microsoft – Skype – sa fie fost Comisia Europeana prea superficiala sau doar mai putin birocrata ?

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Microsoft-Skype-decision-On-how-3894502.S.84116187?qid=d72db4f7-02ab-421e-921b-a78a42134b32&trk=group_most_recent_rich-0-b-ttl&goback=%2Egmr_3894502...

December 2, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

A new treaty of the European Union – a new start for the competition principle ?

http://www.linkedin.com/share?viewLink=&sid=s735338074&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eft%2Ecom%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1da18096-1cc1-11e1-8daf-00144feabdc0%2Ehtml&urlhash=HIrV&pk=member-home&pp=2&poster=72289941&uid=5548372297045254144&trk=NUS_UNIU_SHARE-title...

November 30, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Individualizare sanctiuni – noi circumstante atenuante

Plenul Consiliului Concurentei a adoptat astazi modificarile la instructiunile privind individualizarea sanctiunilor prevazute de art. 51 din Legea concurentei nr.21/1996.Pe langa ajustarile impuse de Legea 149/2011, subliniem aparitia a 2 noi circumstante atenuante:1) existenta unui program de conformare cu regulile de concurenta (competition compliance) cu...

November 30, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Energie

Despre energie, decizie, politici publice si, pana la urma, si despre concurenta pe piata productiei de energie.http://www.contributors.ro/idei-si-solutii/energia-regenerabila-%E2%80%93-%E2%80%9Dcopilul-nedorit%E2%80%9D-al-industriei-energetice/#comment-43655...

November 26, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Competition Compliance – news in the European Union and in Romania

There are a few interesting novelties with regard to competition compliance programs.First, on 23 November 2011 the European Commission released its guidelines on competition compliance - "Competition Matters" -http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/compliance/index_en.html.The brochure signals that the European Commission is keen to promote compliance within the business community. No...

November 26, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The competition principle is still strong and alive in EU Law

Many commentators asked, since the Lisbon Treaty, if there is a "competition fatigue" in the European Union and why this principle looked to have been downgraded to a protocol which is an annex to the Treaty on the European Union. This question seems to have...

November 24, 2011 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Moldova – noua lege a concurentei si – premiera – lege ajutor de stat

La Chisinau, Agentia Nationala de Protectia Concurentei incearca sa convinga Parlamentul sa adopte o noua lege a concurentei, moderna, si, in premiera pentru Moldova, o lege privind ajutorul de stat.<iframe src='http://www.privesc.eu/widget/live/7609' frameborder='0' width='266' height='194' scrolling='no'></iframe>...