Politicizing EU Competition Policy

All of these three regional arrangements have a supranational character, as in the case of the EU (which provides for common regional competition rules to be enforced by both the EU Commission and national competition authorities).

Based on information received from Argentina Competition Commission.

Cooperation Arrangement between the Commissioner of Competition (Canada) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the New Zealand Commerce Commission Regarding the Application of their Competition and Consumer Laws, (Wellington, October 2000).

Unlike in the case of the EU competition provisions, NAFTA members have not committed themselves explicitly to developing any form of supranational competition law.

The Commission was guided by EU best practices.

According to the analysts of the EU competition law rules, showing during the auction overall ranking instead of prices is preferable from competition law prospective.

Both the EU and Russia have advantages to offer, so competition between them could be fierce.

All these regional agreements on competition appear to be modelled on the EU approach, which accommodates the competition policies of member States and under which competition law represents a principal tool of economic integration.

Similarly, EU competition policy has stood firm for many years against monopolies and abuse of dominant market positions.

Available on the website of the South African Competition Commission at www.compcom.co.za .

Arrangement between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Federal Competition Commission of the United Mexican States regarding the Application of their Competition Laws, April 2004.

The EU, which has looked increasingly to the US model for competition law, began proceedings against Microsoft in 1993.

Based on information gathered by the UNCTAD secretariat from the Zambian Competition Commission.

Cooperation Arrangement between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding the Application of their Competition and Consumer Protection Laws, 29 September 2002.

Arrangement Between The Fair Trade Commission Of The Republic Of Korea And The Federal Competition Commission Of The United Mexican States Regarding The Application Of Their Competition Laws , Seoul, 23 April 2004.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Commerce Commission of the Fiji Islands and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, 30April 2002.

The Commission further organizes a yearly poster competition on race relations for young people.

Memorandum of Understanding between the Commerce Commission of the Fiji Islands and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, 30 April 2002.

The state owned oil (Pemex) and electric power (Federal Electricity Commission) companies face no competition.

Based on information gathered by the UNCTAD secretariat from the Zimbabwean Competition and Tariff Commission.

The EU Commission has competence on exports of dual use goods from the Community.

The Competition Commission referred to the Competition Tribunal a case alleging that four airline companies had conspired to simultaneously announce, in May 2004, a fuel surcharge in identical amounts.

Every year, the National Commission conducts a Republic wide competition called Best enterprise headed by a woman .

EU governments have wanted a pliable Commission, but now the cost could be the death of the community method that protects the EU against national frictions.

Memorandum regarding Cooperation in Competition Policy among the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea, the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of CIS countries, the Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia and the Competition Council of Romania, September 2003.

While NATO and the EU have improved their working relations, more steps need to be taken to eliminate mistrust, unhealthy competition, and information sharing blockages.

(107) Introduction of an (at least) EU wide CO2 energy tax that has a neutral effect with regard to competition and total tax revenue volume

Cooperation Arrangement between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Commerce Commission in New Zealand and Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Office of Fair Trading regarding the Application of their Competition and Consumer Laws, 16 October 2003.

On 30 June 2005, the Competition Commission recommended to the Competition Tribunal that a proposed merger involving Medicross Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd and Prime Cure Holdings (Pty) Ltd be prohibited on the ground that it raises serious competition and public interest concerns.

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The competition and prospect of belonging to a group of frontrunners would be an added incentive for Balkan leaders to engage with the EU accession process.

Similarly, the EU Mexico Decision simply provides that the parties shall apply their respective competition laws, without specifying what should be the content of these laws.

Other specific technical cooperation activities deserving special mention related to trade and the environment, trade and competition, commodity issues, WTO accession, ACP EU negotiations, and GSTP.

Latvia and other new EU members have little recourse but to challenge the European Commission in court.

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, 28 October 2004.

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, 28 October 2004.

Turf battles with NATO intrude, as well as competition between the EU s executive Commission and the member based Council.

From its inception in 1999 to date the South African Competition Commission has reviewed in excess of 1,000 mergers.

The Competition Commission of South Africa was also consulted on Steinhoff Africa Limited and its market in South Africa.

The Commission nevertheless found these concerns to be more a fear of competition than of actual anti competitive practices.

Based on information gathered by the UNCTAD secretariat from the Commission for the Promotion of Competition of Costa Rica.

It encourages competition, but competition with respect for others.

Same for competition. Competition is not on the canvass.

Three fertilizer manufacturers were found by the Competition Commission to have conspired through trade committees to which they belonged to limit competition among them, which resulted in higher prices and stable market shares.