Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is now hosting the Second International Competition Law Forum in Warsaw today and tomorrow.  During the opening address, both Vice President of the European Commission Joaquin Almunia and ICN Chair Eduardo Perez Motta highlighted the importance of increasing the visibility of, and focus on, competition policy. The speeches […]

The Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Competition (CDPC) voluntarily submitted to a Peer Review of Competition Policy in Honduras under the Latin American Competition Forum, sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), held in Bogota, Colombia, last September, but its presentation of its findings […]

Today the German government revealed its refined proposal for an amendment to the German antitrust statute. Key points include: Giving consumer associations the right to file actions aimed at scooping off cartel profits Extending the applicability of German antitrust law to pubic health insurance funds Renewing the sector-specific pricing rules for (dominant) suppliers of electricity […]

The Competition Commission of Singapore is inviting comments on proposed changes to its Guidelines on Merger Procedures (Guidelines).  The Guidelines were created on July 1, 2007. The CCS is now revising the Guidelines in light of  the experience in the application of the provisions of the Act to mergers it has gained over the past five […]

The Competition Commission of Singapore has a newly refined website. A prominent feature is the user-friendly “Action Centre” including quick links to file a complaint, apply for leniency, seek guidance, or file a merger. Also, don’t miss the CCS’s 2 minute guide to competition law – “A 2 minute wonder by CCS“!

Last month, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) hosted a Round Table on competition law enforcement in the mediterranean countries. A report is available.

Last month, the Belgian Competition Council adopted guidelines which explain the method it will follow for the calculation of fines.

Did you know that the Gambia Competition Commission has a live weekly radio programme to spread awareness of its Competition Act?

The Canadian Competition Bureau on Wednesday published revised guidelines describing its approach to administering a two-stage merger review process, providing increased guidance on the process of issuing supplementary information requests.

The Competition Commission of Mauritius (CCM) recently published an evaluation of its first monopoly abuse case(the CCM’s first such assessment). The case involved sales contracts with retroactive rebates.