Romania has recently launched a State aid scheme for the purpose of encouraging investments in the manufacturing industry, with view, on the one hand, to overcome current extensive labour shortages and the diminished trade flows to and from Ukraine caused by the armed conflict therein, and, on the other hand, to facilitate access to new […]

Our competition professionals were invited to contribute to this year edition of International Comparative Legal Guide’s Merger Control. The guide is freely available in full online on ICLG.com and the entire Romanian landscape is comprised therein and it is entirely accessible here.

The Romanian draft law on the authorisation of 5G technology manufacturers and its effects on competition represents a challenge for mobile operators and competition regulators. A draft law on measures relating to information and communication infrastructures of national interest and the conditions for the implementation of 5G networks was launched on August 4, 2020 for […]

Our competition professionals provided the entire information regarding Merger Control in Romania for Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide 2020. Amongst the topics covered we mention legislation and enforcing authorities, procedure: notification to clearance, decision: prohibition and remedies, third-party rights, confidentiality and cross-border co-operation, appeals and judicial review and many others. The chapter, in full, […]

Our competition experts provided the entire information regarding Competition Compliance in Romania for Lexology Getting the Deal Through Guide 2020. Amongst the topics covered we mention implementing a competition compliance programme, dealing with competitors, cartels, leniency, dealing with commercial partners (suppliers and customers) and many others. The chapter, in full, is available here.

1. Introduction Competition authorities at both European and national level develop and update policies regarding the enforcement of competition legislation. Such a policy for the prevention of infringements of competition law rules was recently updated by the Romanian Competition Council (”RCC”), who enacted the Order no. 1037 dated December 10, 2019 on the implementation of […]

On December 4, 2019, the Order of the President of the Romanian Competition Council no. 985/2019 (“Order no. 985/2019”) on the implementation of the regulation regarding the organization and functioning of the Romanian Competition Council (“RCC”) was published in the Official Gazette no. 976. Order no. 985/2019 introduces several structural and functional changes within the […]

Our competition experts provided the entire information regarding Merger Control in Romania for Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide 2019. Amongst the topics covered we mention legislation and enforcing authorities, procedure: notification to clearance, decision: prohibition and remedies, third-party rights, confidentiality and cross-border co-operation, appeals and judicial review and many others. The chapter, in full, […]

Our competition experts provided the entire information regarding State aid in Romania for Lexology Getting the Deal Through Guide 2019. Amongst the topics covered we mention public undertakings, public holdings in company capital and public-private partnerships, legal right to State aid, main award criteria, complaints about State aid and many others. The chapter, in full, […]

Our competition experts provided the entire information regarding Cartels in Romania for Chambers and Partners’ Global Practice Guide 2019. Amongst the topics covered we mention procedural framework for cartel enforcement, sanctions and remedies in Government cartel enforcement, private civil litigation involving alleged cartels and many others. The chapter, in full, is available here.