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14-Nov-2008
Competition law and policy in the Czech Republic have converged on European practices. Since the OECD review of Czech competition policy in 2001, the country has joined the European Union, while the Czech Competition Act has been revised and now closely follows the substantive terms and enforcement methods of the European Commission.
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15-Oct-2008
Governments devote a large share of taxpayers’ money to public
procurement – purchasing goods and services from road building to school
textbooks. But how can they be sure that they are getting good value for
money, and that companies seeking public contracts are not conspiring to
undermine the principle of competitive bidding?
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14-May-2007
Non member economies that wish to participate in the Competition Committee as observers in 2008-2009 are invited to submit their applications no later than 31 August 2007. The Committee will decide in October 2007 which applicants will be proposed to the Council for approval. The application must explain how the applicant will fulfill the elements of the Competition Committee's Proactive Strategy vis-à-vis Non Members.
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07-Jul-2006
There is broad agreement among competition agencies from OECD countries that the purpose of competition policy is to protect competition, not competitors. In pursuing that objective, many agencies and courts have repeatedly used the phrase “competition on the merits” to explain and justify their views on how to distinguish conduct that harms competition from conduct that advances it. Yet that phrase has never been satisfactorily defined.
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19-Jun-2003
In May 2003, Leaders in the region met to assess progress and problems and decide paths for future action. They launched a Network of competition authorities in Southeast Europe for enhanced co-operation, with annual meetings and other joint activities.
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