ROUND TABLE УCOMPETITION POLICY IN UKRAINE:QUO VADIS?Ф

Economy · 11:31 24.03.2004

The adjustment in national regulatory framework in European countries in connection with changes in EU competition policy EU

funded project УLegal and Institutional Basis for Protection of Competition in UkraineФ(Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine) 24 March, 2004

A round table discussion УCompetition Policy in Ukraine: Quo Vadis?Ф to be held at Conference of the National BankТs Study Center on 24 March 2004. The topic of the discussion will be the latest changes in the EU competition policy as a result of implementation of the EC Regulation 1/2003 taking effect on May 1, 2004, and the relevant adjustments in national legislations of the EU Member and Neighboring States. The discussion will also focus on possible consequences and necessary steps to be taken by the Ukrainian legislators and the competition authority. Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Economy and European Integration, High Economic Court, Court of Appeal and other public institutions, agencies and universities are invited to take part in the round table. Recent changes in implementation of the EU competition rules, harmonization of national competition legislations by the EU Member-States (such as Germany) and soon-to-become Member States (such as Poland) will be presented by key experts of the EU funded project Ц Prof. Helmuth Schroeter, Dr. jur. Herbert Sauter, Mr. Jaroslaw Sroczynski. Trends and objectives of the current competition policy of Ukraine, improvements in the law enforcement mechanisms will be presented by Oleksiy Kostusyev, AMC Chairman, Mr. Olexander Melnichenko, AMC First Deputy Chairman, Mr. Sergey Chernenko Deputy Chairman and other competition experts. The following topics are proposed for discussion: Х Changes in the EU competition policy in view of implementation of Regulation 1/2003: background, developments, underlying rationale, prospective; Х Division of tasks and powers between the EC and national competition authorities; Х New responsibilities of economic entities: pro and contra; Х Changes in German competition legislation (Law against restrictions of competition); Х Changes in Polish competition legislation: history, current trends, prospective; Х Current trends in development of Ukrainian competition legislation: block exemptions for cartels and concerted activities, Law on the state aids, harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with PCA and WTO requirements; Х Conclusions to be drawn for Ukraine. The round table discussion is one in the number of regular events jointly organized by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine and EU funded project УLegal and Institutional Basis for Protection of Competition in Ukraine (Antimonopoly Committee)Ф. More detailed information on the Round Table and information on further events in framework of the project are available at the Project office:

Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine 8, Lvivska sq., Office 2323 Kyiv, Ukraine Tel./fax.: (044) 212 48 29, e-mail: libpc@i.com.ua

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ROUND TABLE УCOMPETITION POLICY IN UKRAINE:QUO VADIS?Ф

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