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International Competition Law
Introduction
• Objectives of competition law
• Economics, policy and law in the market place
• Competition law in the EU, USA and elsewhere
Abuse of dominant or monopoly position
• Prohibited behaviour
• Market definition
• Dominance and abuse under Article 82 EC Treaty
• Monopolisation under US Sherman Act s 2
• UK Competition Act 1998 Chapter II prohibition
• Sanctions
Anti-competitive agreements
• Overview of prohibited agreements
• Article 81 EC Treaty
• US Sherman Act s 1
• UK Competition Act 1998 Chapter I prohibition
• How to avoid a breach of the rules
• Sanctions for infringement
Horizontal agreements
• Cartels:
• Price fixing
• id rigging
• Market sharing
• Other agreements between competitors
• Applying competition law to Joint Venture agreements
Vertical agreements and restraints
• Distribution and agency agreements
• Long term supply agreements
• EU vertical restraints block exemption
• Other vertical restraints:
• Price discrimination
• Price maintenance
• Predatory pricing
• Refusals to deal
• Others
• Practice points
Investigation and enforcement of competition law
• Antitrust agencies
• European Commission
• US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
• National authorities in the EU and elsewhere
• Dawn raids and other investigative techniques
• Leniency programmes
• Antitrust litigation:
• The role of the courts
• Private enforcement in the USA and elsewhere
• Jurisdiction and extra territoriality
• International co-operation
• Compliance programmes
Merger control
• Merger notification and review
• The EC Merger Regulation
• The US Hart Scott Rodino and Clayton Acts
• Multijurisdictional merger review
• Remedies
• Impact of merger control on M&A transactions
IP and competition law
• The doctrine of existence and exercise
• Interaction of competition and IP rules
• Competition law and the internet
Modernisation of Competition Law
• Reform of EU rules
• Regulation 1/2003
• Replacement of the Merger Regulation
• Role of the ICN, OECD, WTO and other international organisations
Other issues
• State aids
• Public procurement
• Interface between trade and competition rules |
I found the distance learning
format of the Programme
and study materials, to be
very helpful in my professional
work and I consider it a
valuable asset to my further
education as a young lawyer.
In November 2004 together
with a fellow colleague
I established my own
practice in Sofia, Bulgaria and
the Programme gives me the
opportunity to study and
work at the same time. I hope
to have the opportunity to
obtain at least five diplomas
(within 7 years period) in
order to earn the IBA
Fellowship in International
Legal Practice.
I was awarded with scholarships
for three International
practice Diplomas, these
being; International Mergers
and Acquisitions, International
Joint Ventures and
International Competition
Law. I really appreciate
the efforts of the IBA
Education Trust and hope
it continues in supporting
eligible scholarship candidates.
Stanislava Kuyumdjieva
Stoeva & Kuyumdjieva Law Firm,
Bulgaria,
Mergers and Aquisitions Diploma
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