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The European Commission believed that this harmed consumer interests and hindered competition.

All of these three regional arrangements have a supranational character, as in the case of the EU (which provides for common regional competition rules to be enforced by both the EU Commission and national competition authorities).

Politicizing EU Competition Policy

1.2. The Competition Commission

Under the Europe agreements between the European Union and those Central and Eastern European countries which are not yet EU members, competition standards based upon European Union competition rules are applicable where trade between the European Union and the other signatory is affected.

(a) Intergovernmental organizations invited by the Commission African Union, Council of the European Union, European Commission (EC)

The Central European conferences aim at high level exchanges of views on competition policy, thereby contributing to the enhancement of cooperation both between the European Commission and CEECs apos competition authorities and among the CEECs apos competition authorities themselves.

Internal procedures of the Competition Commission

EC European Commission

The purpose of this extended training is to acquaint the trainees with the principles, objectives, and structures of competition law and policy within the member State and its interrelationship with EU competition policy.

European Commission

European Commission The Secretary General of UNCTAD has maintained constant contact with the EC.

European Union, Delegation of the European Commission

The European Commission said in a statement that such advantage is clearly selective, is financed from State resources and is liable to distort competition.

Harmonization of the competition legislation of the Slovak Republic with competition laws of the EU and secondary legislation

89. European Commission.

A Competition Commission is established at the regional level to apply competition rules in respect of anti competitive cross border business conduct, promote competition in the Community and coordinate the implementation of the Community Competition Policy it is to collaborate on enforcement with national competition authorities.

Available on the website of the South African Competition Commission at www.compcom.co.za .

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, 28 October 2004.

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Unlike in the case of the EU competition provisions, NAFTA members have not committed themselves explicitly to developing any form of supranational competition law.

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea and the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission, 28 October 2004.

26. In 1994, the Estonian Competition Board received assistance from the European Union apos s PHARE programme involving seminars on competition law, detailed advice of PHARE experts on cases, and assistance on the reform of Estonian competition law.

According to the analysts of the EU competition law rules, showing during the auction overall ranking instead of prices is preferable from competition law prospective.

Based on information received from Argentina Competition Commission.

In the case of the banks that required state rescues, European competition rules are requiring divestment and downsizing. Institutions such as Royal Bank of Scotland, which for a time in 2009 headed the list of the world s largest international banks, are being pruned by the EU s Directorate General for Competition.

Study visits to the Swedish Competition Authority and to the United Kingdom and the participation of the Board s officials in several conferences in the field of competition law and policy were financed.

The observer for the European Commission also made a statement.

Central European conference on competition policy

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Under the Agreement of the European Economic Area (EEA), concluded by the European Union with most countries of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), all practices liable to impinge on trade and competition among the EEA participants are subject to rules that are virtually identical to European Union competition law.

26. The representative of the Netherlands, speaking on behalf of the European Union, emphasized the interest of the European Union in the issue of enterprise development and assured the Commission of the European Union apos s preparedness to work constructively towards a successful outcome of the session.

61. Estonia There is a need to strengthen the Competition Board and train its staff and judges in the field of competition legislation.

They recognize that policy and regulation in member economies may have objectives other than promoting competition and that exemptions from and exceptions to a competition driven regulatory framework may be necessary.

24. The representative of Mexico described the work of the Federal Competition Commission since adoption of the Competition Act in 1991.

At the bilateral level, the Italian Competition Authority participated in two technical assistance programmes set up by the European Commission.

Arrangement Between The Fair Trade Commission Of The Republic Of Korea And The Federal Competition Commission Of The United Mexican States Regarding The Application Of Their Competition Laws , Seoul, 23 April 2004.

These authorities work in cooperation with the Competition Board, which can entrust them with carrying out surveys.

Based on material available on the South African Competition Commission's website, www.compcom.co.za

As indicated above, the Competition Commission has no decision making powers.

This is the case of the Council of Europe, the European Union, OSCE and the African Union.

Deputy Director General of Development of the European Commission on behalf of the European Community

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