Lawyers at competition authorities in the EU or in

Countries 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: 1033