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Lawyers at competition authorities in the EU or inCountries affected by EU pOlicy To make it easy for the reader to identify at a glance What countries are effected and the measures taken in The particular country. Yes, as the entries for Italy, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic all relate to the telecommunications Sector. 4 1 (chickens') eggs 2 SEK 394 million 3 2004 4 11 They were suspected of abusive pricing practices. Initiated proceedings against 2 Italian Competition Council 3 discriminatory prices 4 Anti-monopoly Office of the Slovak Republic 5 railway carrier Collusion on bidding prices 7 price-fixing; formation Of information exchange cartel 8 formation of cartel Filed petition; fined D 2e 3b 4a 5c Suggested answer Dear Mr Nazarenko In your email of 8 November, you enquired about recent anticompetitive Activities in the telecommunications sector in The EU and the measures taken against them. I would like to Provide information about three cases from the past month. A telecommunications corporation in Italy was fined for Abuse of a dominant position, while a group of Telecommunications companies in Slovakia were fined for Concluding a vertical agreement which restricted Competition. In the Czech Republic, the decision of the Office for the Protection of Competition, which had found That a telecommunications company had abused its Dominant position by charging discriminatory prices, was Upheld by the Supreme Administrative Court. I hope that this information is of use to you. Should you Require any further assistance please feel free to contact me. Yours sincerely Marie Delapre 8 1, 3, 6, 7 True 2 False 3 True 4 False 11 The client's problem is a sharp drop in the number of Contracts his construction company has been awarded in The last year. The lawyer proposes that his law firm look into the Possibility that anti-competitive agreements have been Made by the competition. A4 b6 c3 d1 e5 f2 Suggested answer Dear Mr Rodrfguez As a follow-up to our telephone conversation yesterday in Which we discussed a case of anti-competitive behaviour In your market sector, I would like to propose that your Firm establish anti-competitive guidelines as a preventive Measure against such behaviour. As I am sure you are aware, the recent case of price-fixing In your industry is not unusual; several cases of cartel Formation and price-fixing have occurred in recent years. You should also be aware that such behaviour does not Always originate at the level of top management, and that Employees at all levels are at risk for such activities. Practices such as exclusive dealing arrangements with Suppliers or even unintentionally misleading advertising - To name but two examples - can harm competition and May be considered to represent an infringement of Antitrust law. Employees at all levels of the firm need to be Informed of the wide range of possible anti-competitive Activities, as well as of their potential legal consequences. I must warn you that individuals directly involved in serious Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1027
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