Competition Issues May 2010

Extention of ACPERA
Global Antitrust Weekly, May 28, 2010

US Senator Herb Kohl announced that the Senate passed legislation extending the Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act (ACPERA) of 2004 for ten years.   <<More>>

Hong Kong Competition Law Set to Surface
Mayerbrown.com, May 26, 2010

The Hong Kong government appears set to introduce its long-awaited competition law into the Legislative Council by mid-July 2010.  <<More>>

Competition Law to Secure Consumer’s Relation
Angola Press, May 29, 2010

The Angolan Commerce minister, Maria Idalina Valente, announced that the Government is working on the approval of the Competition Law, with a view to securing a better consumer/supplier relation and protecting purchasing power.  <<More>>

Regulating Rights
International Law Office, May 27, 2010

The Competition Authority of Turkey has enacted the Communiqué on the Regulation of the Right to Access to File and the Protection of Commercial Secrets (2010/3).   <<More>>

Revised Competition Rules
Europa Press Releases, May 27, 2010

The European Commission has adopted new competition rules for agreements between vehicle manufacturers and their authorised dealers, repairers and spare parts distributors.   <<More>>

Bank Eyes Supervisory Tightening
Reuters, May 26, 2010

The Russian central bank has proposed to tighten sector regulation in order to fix weak links in the system hit by the crisis, according to a report published on the regulator's website.  <<More>>

NCC Concerned with Monopolies in the Namibian Market
Informante, May 20, 2010

The Namibian Competitions Commission is concerned with monopolies posed by large companies which leaves consumers with little options in selecting products.  <<More>>

Parliament passes Competition Bill 2010
International Law Office, May 20, 2010

Antitrust legislation recently found its way to Malaysia. On April 21, 2010 Parliament passed the Competition Bill 2010.   <<More>>

CCP’s International Conference
TheNews.com, May 20, 2010

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) organised an International Conference on ‘Challenges in Implementing Competition Law in Developing Countries’ to share experience of the developed and developing countries for promoting competition in developing countries.   <<More>>

CCI still does not cover M&As
Livemint.com, May 19, 2010

A year after it began operating, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is still waiting for the government to notify sections relating to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of the Competition Act 2007.   <<More>>

Stock-Take of Infrastructure Ownership and Control
Global Anti-trust Weekly, May 14, 2010

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced a stock-take of ownership and control across economic infrastructure in the UK.   <<More>>

Collective Will Must to Enforce Competition Law
DAWN Media Group, May 13, 2010

Government, civil society and media will have to show commitment to fully implement the competition law in Pakistan for breaking monopolies and cartels to accelerate economic growth.   <<More>>

New Preisdent of WEKO Appointed
Global Anti-trust Weekly, May 12, 2010

The Swiss Federal Council has named Vincent Martenet as the new President of the Swiss Competition Commission, WEKO. Martenet has been a member of WEKO since 2005 and became WEKO’s Vice-President in 2008.  <<More>>

Workshop in Promoting Innovation
Global Anti-trust Weekly, May 10, 2010

The Department of Justice (DoJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced to hold a joint public workshop on the intersection of patent policy and competition policy and its implications for promoting innovation.   <<More>>

Competition Law to be Revamped
International Law Office, May 06, 2010

The Albanian Competition Authority has recently proposed several amendments to the Competition Law (9121/2003).  <<More>>

EU Plans Changes to Competition Rules
www.out-law.com, May 06, 2010

The European Commission (EC) has revised its rules on when competing companies can co-operate to set technical standards without prompting a competition investigation.  <<More>>

Senate Body Approves the Bill
Daily Times, May 06, 2010

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance unanimously approved Competition Bill 2010 of Pakistan with further improvement in some key clauses. <<More>>

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