Competition Newsletter: January 2018
The newsletter for January is out! Apart from Serbia, it now also covers Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia (FYROM).
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The Case of the Serbian Peaky Blinders: Aid Granted By Serbia’s State Gas Company ‘Not State Aid’
One of the very last decisions the Serbian Commission for the Control of State Aid rendered in 2017 was a…
READ MOREBosnia: An Ethnic Veto in Competition Law Enforcement?
A peculiarity of competition law enforcement in Bosnia and Herzegovina is what could be called an ‘ethnic veto’ – there has…
READ MORECompetition Law in Montenegro: 2017
During 2017, the activities of the Montenegrin competition authority continued to be focused on merger control, with antitrust enforcement a…
READ MOREMontenegro: Competition Watchdog to Also Cover State Aid
Apart from antitrust and merger control issues, the Montenegrin Competition Agency will soon also be in charge of State aid…
READ MOREBosnia to Change Merger Filing Fees?
Compared to its neighbors, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been known as a jurisdiction with relatively low merger filing fees. Will…
READ MORECompetition Law in Serbia: 2017
Now that it’s behind us, it’s safe to say the previous year was one of the most eventful ones since…
READ MORESerbia: Bid Rigging in a Cafe and Sportswear Price Fixing
As has been the case in previous years, the Serbian Competition Commission used the end of the year to close…
READ MOREMerger Control in Serbia: Who Can Challenge Commission Decisions?
Similar to the question who can challenge the Competition Commission’s individual exemption decisions, it is not entirely clear who can…
READ MORESerbia: Who Should Have Standing to Challenge Individual Exemption Decisions?
Apart from whether to retain the current notification system of individual exemption or switch to self-assessment, another possible dilemma of…
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