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COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF COMPETITION EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY 2.10.2012. Christiana Sideri Director of the Service Commission for the Protection of Competition. EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY 2.10.2012. Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU.
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COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF COMPETITION EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY 2.10.2012 Christiana Sideri Director of the Service Commission for the Protection of Competition
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF COMPETITION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS KEY FEATURES OF THE CPC • Decision taking body • Investigative body • Size of the Commission’s service • Budget • Personnel training and experience-specialization • Workload
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Administrative Law • Procedures and Investigation • Leniency Program • Commitment Decisions • Other Issues CHALLENGES FOR THE AUTHORITY
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Investigative tools, economic and legal analysis & standard of proof (as EC & NCAs) • Particularities of certain markets • Over/under enforcement APPLICATION OF COMPETITION RULES
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Formal cooperation • Commission’s Decisions and European Court decisions • Knowledge and experience exchange • Participation in policy formulation NETWORK COOPERATION
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU • Decisions (Antitrust & Mergers) • Statements of Objections • Investigations • Revision of national Merger Law • Application of competition rules in times of economic crisis CURRENT WORK
EUROPEAN COMPETITION DAY2.10.2012 Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU THANK YOU www.competition.gov.cy