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Competition Issues
April 2010 |
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Request for Interim Measures
International Law Office, April 29, 2010
The US
Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have just
released for public comment a new draft of the Horizontal Merger
Guidelines - the first major revision since 1992. <<More>>
New
Merger Guidelines Emphasise Flexibility
Global Antitrust Weekly, May 06, 2010
According to the
College of Competition Prosecutors of the Belgian Competition
Council interim measures are necessary in the case Diamanthandel
A. Spira vs De Beers. <<More>>
New
'must read' for Professionals
Global Antitrust Weekly, May 05, 2010
A must read for
all professionals and professional associations – Professions and
the Trade Practices Act – has been launched by Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission deputy chair Michael Schaper. <<More>>
First Comprehensive Competition Law
Martindale.com, May 05, 2010
On April 21,
2010, the Parliament of Malaysia approved two bills, the
Competition Commission Bill 2010 and the Competition Bill 2010. <<More>>
Consultations Open on Vertical Agreements
Global Antitrust Weekly, May 03, 2010
The Swiss
antitrust authority, WEKO, has opened a consultation into the
proposed revision of its vertical agreement guidelines. <<More>>
CCI
To Investigate Coal Company
Global Antitrust Weekly, May 03, 2010
The Competition
Commission of India is to investigate allegations of
anticompetitive conduct by Coal India over its procurement of
mining explosives. <<More>>
House Approves Antitrust Bill
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 29, 2010
Mexico's lower
house of Congress has approved a bill to increase fines against
companies breaking antitrust laws in an attempt to loosen the grip
a handful of companies hold on key industries. <<More>>
Competition Authority Interim Chairman Named
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 29, 2010
The Minister for
Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Ireland has announced that he
has appointed Declan Purcell as chairperson of the Competition
Authority. <<More>>
ICN
Adopts Recommended Practices
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 29, 2010
At the ninth
annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in
Istanbul, Turkey, the ICN adopted Recommended Practices for
substantive merger analysis. <<More>>
Competition Advice Under New Process
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 27, 2010
The Office of
Fair Trading (OFT), UK has issued its first advice under a new
process allowing it to give firms clarity on certain competition
law issues. <<More>>
Kohl Introduces Permanent Extension of ACPERA
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 27, 2010
US Senator, Herb
Kohl has introduced a permanent extension of the Antitrust
Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act (ACPERA) of 2004
which would encourage participation in the Antitrust Division’s
leniency program. <<More>>
New
Senior Deputy Commissioner of Mergers
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 27, 2010
Melanie L.
Aitken, Canada Competition Commissioner, announced that Paul
Collins will be joining the Competition Bureau as Senior Deputy
Commissioner of the Mergers Branch. <<More>>
CCI
May Investigate Cricket Bid Rigging
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 26, 2010
The Indian
Government is considering referring bid-rigging allegations in the
Indian Premier League (IPL) to the Competition Commission of India
(CCI). <<More>>
Encouraging Competition
Tribune.com.pk, April 23, 2010
With the World
Bank leaning heavily on the government to pass the act into law,
which will enable the Competition Commission of Pakistan to go
after the alleged cartelisation in several industries, the bill
will eventually become law. <<More>>
Orange and Sunrise Banned from Hooking Up
Swiss News World Wide, April 22, 2010
Switzerland’s
competition watchdog has blocked the planned merger of
telecommunications companies Orange and Sunrise. <<More>>
Revised Competition Rules
Global Competition Review, April 20, 2010
The European
Commission has adopted a Regulation block exempting agreements
between manufacturers and distributors for the sale of products
and services. <<More>>
Joint Review of Merger Assessment Guidelines
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 18, 2010
The Competition
Commission of UK and the Office of Fair Trading conducted a public
consultation on their joint Merger Assessment Guidelines between
April and September 2009 and have revised the draft merger
assessment guidelines. <<More>>
CCI
Rules – Power Companies Overcharging
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 18, 2010
The Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has found that power distributors BSES
and NDPL are overcharging 90 percent of their customers by making
them use “fast-running” electric meters <<More>>
Competition Law Goes to Parliament
The Financial express,
Bangladesh, April 16, 2010
Bangladesh
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan has said that Competition Law 2010
would be placed in parliament during the next budget session after
finalising the draft by June, 2010. <<More>>
Re-promulgation of Competition Ordinance
Google Alert, April 16, 2010
The unnecessary
delay in the re-promulgation of the Competition Ordinance of 20
days after its lapsing on March 26, 2010 and passage of the 18th
Amendment Bill in the parliament raised new questions about the
future of the Competition Commission of Pakistan. <<More>>
Notifiable Transactions Regulations
International law Office, April 15, 2010
Amendments to
the Notifiable Transactions Regulations made under the Canadian
Competition Act came into force on February 2 2010. <<More>>
First Whistleblower Case
International law Office, April 15, 2010
According to
public speculation, one of the participants in the alleged cartel
between a number of Slovenian construction companies applied for
immunity from a fine in exchange for certain disclosures. <<More>>
Nigeria Needs Competition Law
Google Alert, April 14, 2010
A lack of
competition law is leaving Nigerian consumers vulnerable to
unhealthy competition. <<More>>
New
Laws to Enhance Business Competitiveness
Google Alert, April 10, 2010
The Ministry of
Economy, United Arab Emirats (UAE) is in the process of developing
new laws as part of modernising the legislative system and
enhancing the business environment in line with the UAE strategic
vision for 2021.
New
Frequent Flyer Programmes Approved
Google Alert, April 10, 2010
The Norwegian
Competition Authority has reviewed SAS’ and Norwegian Air
Shuttle's frequent flyer programmes aimed at businesses in order
to assess whether they violate the regulation that prohibits
earning frequent flyer points on domestic routes in Norway. <<More>>
Review of Abuse of Dominance Case
Global Antitrust Weekly, April 10, 2010
AP Honda is
likely to face charges of having violated the Thailand Trade
Competition Act if public prosecutors decide to go ahead with the
case following a decision by the Trade Competition Committee. <<More>>
New
Act Adopted
International Law Office, April 08, 2010
For the first
time, the Croatian Competition Agency will be empowered to conduct
unannounced inspections of undertakings that are accused of
infringing competition rules. <<More>>
Special Panel to Probe Under the New Act
Global Competition Review, April 08, 2010
An independent
commission will be set up to investigate and take action against
monopolies and cartels in determining prices when the Malaysian
Competition Bill 2010 is passed. <<More>>
Drawing the Line
International Law Office, April 01, 2010
The introduction
of legal privilege into Hungary's Competition Act in 2005 was a
major achievement; however, it soon transpired that the
Competition Office set much narrower limits than the market
players.
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