The ECJ's ruling in Knauf Gips case (C-407/08P) further develops the concept of a «single economic unit» that allows attribution of liability for anti-competitive conduct in cases involving complex corporate structures where the possibility of exercising a decisive influence cannot be always...

The acquisitions notified by the Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under EU merger control regime have raised a number of questions as to the suitability of the current merger control rules and standards applied by the EU Commission for the ex ante assessment of the likely impact of such...

Recent developments in the competition law jurisprudence in the EU indicate continuous movement towards a more economics-based assessment of the effects on competition in eventually all areas of competition law enforcement. Facing new challenges of increased complexity of the economic theories...

The tariffs on steel and aluminium products imposed by the United States under the pretext of national security presented an unprecedented challenge to the functionality of the current multilateral trade governance system based on the WTO agreements. The ambiguity in the interpretation of the...

Romanian Abstract: Un deceniu de aplicare a normelor de concurenţă ale UE în cadrul sistemului de aplicare descentralizat introdus prin Regulamentul 1/2003 a transformat autorităţile naţionale de concurenţă (ANG-uri) în instituţii principale care au obligaţia de a aplica articolele...

State-initiated competition restraints remain a recurrent problem for competition law enforcement in transition economies characterized by a history of price controls and extensive State regulation of economic activities. The application of the concepts of ‘undertaking' and ‘economic...

The summary analysis of the major substantive and procedural provisions of the new competition law demonstrates that Moldovan Competition Act (MCA) is generally in compliance with the relevant EU competition rules and principles, as it corresponds to community legislation, regulations,...

The paper explores procedural aspects of the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and foreign judgments by the Moldovan courts. It focuses on the decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice, which bear persuasive power for the lower courts and thus can impact their interpretation of the relevant...

The adoption and enforcement of competition rules which replace or supplement state regulation of markets has become a global trend that led to almost universal proliferation of competition law regimes. Following the lead of the developed market economies an increasing number of developing...

Russian Abstract: Новый банк развития (НБР), основанный странами БРИКС в 2014 г., может стать ведущим игроком в области международного сотрудничества по развитию....