In this issue: Not the Usual Suspects: Global Antitrust Voices Jun 13, 2009 Judicial Decision in Argentina Tackles the Interplay between Enforcing Patent Rights and Antitrust Law within the Dispute between Monsanto and the Argentine Government on the “GM soy-seed RR” The conjunction between intellectual property rights and antitrust law has recently become a very […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Stephen Wisking, Jun 30, 2009 Appeals to the Court of First Instance (“CFI”) from Commission cartel decisions will often focus on the level of fine imposed by the Commission. Many of these appeals allege either procedural deficiencies in the assessment of fines or […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Daniel Becker, Jun 15, 2009 Till the end of 2004, prices of products and services had been regulated, in Luxembourg, by an office on price control, a department of the Ministry of the Economy. However, with European Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, which was […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Lia Vitzilaiou, George Zohios, Jun 13, 2009 On April 30, 2009, one day before the 5th anniversary of the entry into force of Regulation 1/2003 on the reform of EC competition law procedural rules, the Commission of the European Communities published a Report […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Jun 13, 2009 On April 26th 2009, the Director General of the Israel Antitrust Authority exercised her authority under § 43(a)(1) of the Restrictive Trade Practices Law (Antitrust Law), and determined that information exchanges among Israel’s five largest banks constituted a restrictive arrangement. […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Jun 13, 2009 The conjunction between intellectual property rights and antitrust law has recently become a very important issue worldwide and Latin America is not an exception. Therefore, the relevance of this case, which is the first judicial decision on the topic in […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Rainer Lindberg, Jun 13, 2009 There is well-established empirical evidence that competition spurring efficiency promotes productivity within firms and between firms. Competition at least in normal times seems to be an important factor to generate productivity, innovation, and growth. As Aghion-Griffith concluded, the […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Jasminka Pecotic Kaufman, Jun 13, 2009 The Croatian Competition Act 2003 prohibits cartel agreements and considers them to be null and void: “agreements between undertakings…, explicit or tacit agreements, coordinated practice… which have as their object or effect distortion of competition are prohibited, […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Jun 13, 2009 In spite of the worldwide financial crisis, the industry of private equity funds in Brazil is experiencing a vigorous moment. According to the Brazilian National Association of Investment Banks, there are more than eight thousand private equity funds in operation, […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Demet Kaya, Jun 13, 2009 The Act on the Protection of Competition (henceforth Turkish Competition Act) was approved in December 1994 and has been implemented by Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) since its establishment in 1997. As mentioned below, the purpose of this Act […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Jun 12, 2009 In February 2008, an amendment in “The Act on the Protection of Competition” (the Act) substantially changed the enforcement policy of Turkish Competition Board (“the Board”) by providing effective tools such as leniency and sanctions against individuals. In line with […]