1 Second Annual Conference on Competition Enforcement in the Recently Acceded Member States Brno 23 April 2010 Development of Competition Enforcement in the Czech Republic Important Decisions Robert Neruda Vice Chairman Office for the Protection of Competition, the Czech Republic
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Second Annual Conference on Competition Enforcement in the Recently Acceded Member States
Brno 23 April 2010
Development of Competition
Enforcement in the Czech RepublicImportant Decisions
Robert NerudaVice Chairman
Office for the Protection of Competition, the Czech Republic
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Overview
• Background• Cartels• Abuse of dominance• Mergers• Courts• Conclusions
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Background
• Organisational changes– structure of the Competition Section– Chief economist department– Cartel department– Devil's advocates' panel
• Policy changes– willingness to enforce signaled– more economic approach– Prioritisation
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First instance decisions
3
0
3
4
1
5
11
4
15
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2007 2008 2009
Agreements
Abuses
Total
5
Cases Opened
54
9
5
3
89
0
9
15
1
16
2 13
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Agreements
Abuses
Total
6
Overview
• Background• Cartels• Abuse of dominance• Mergers• Courts• Conclusions