Common regional competition rules

In the case of the banks that required state rescues, European competition rules are requiring divestment and downsizing.

An example of one agreement is provided in an annex.

Indeed there was a legal obligation on member States under European Treaty rules not to breach Community law.

A fairly applied, consistent merger regime was preferable and would be unlikely to harm small and medium sized Jamaican firms.

COMESA Competition Rules and Regulations, Lusaka, 7 December 2004.

This led to intensified competition between the European powers for influence in Jerusalem.

According to the Commission s model, the European Banking Authority will remain in place, and is charged with producing a single rulebook for all 27 EU member states.

For example, the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners have provided the basis for the development of the European Prison Rules, which in turn have been used by the European Court of Human Rights in its jurisprudence.

Continental European countries like big banks, and therefore will never go along with the Volcker rules, he wrote.

European competition policy, which successfully brought giant companies like Microsoft into line to promote competition, could help to turn Gazprom into a normal competitor, too.

Abu Fares, a Syrian blogger who writes in English, expressed frustration at a clause in the blogging competition's rules, stating

While the FCA does not contain sector specific rules or exemptions, a regulated industry defence has emerged from the jurisprudence developed so far.

The FTC considers its competition enforcement separately from its consumer protection enforcement.

Tougher automotive standards will help the European car industry remain competitive.

Hence wording such as States Parties which are members of the European Community shall apply Community rules was entirely unacceptable.

The European Commission's recent initiative to simplify rules of origin provides an opportunity to revisit these rules with a view to enhancing preference utilization.

Under European case law and in accordance with a decision of 3 December 1992 handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, a judicial remedy should be granted even where not provided for by domestic procedure.

In their mutual relations, Parties which are members of the European Community shall apply the relevant Community rules instead of articles 15 and 18.

The competition is fierce.

The Competition Factor

Competition related issues

The heat was on.

The competition is intense.

They started competing.

One, competition.

The European Commission, as custodian of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Community rules derived therefrom, was required to ensure compatibility between the draft convention and Community rules, in particular Directive 2000 31 EC on electronic commerce.

In their mutual relations, Parties which are members of the European Community shall apply Community rules and shall not therefore apply the rules arising from this Convention except insofar as there is no Community rule governing the particular subject concerned.

A wide range of factors such as the social and economic context and the legal system may influence the division.

Same for competition. Competition is not on the canvass.

Andean Subregional Integration Agreement (Cartagena, 26 May 1969), together with Decision 285 of the Andean Commission, Norms for the Prevention or Correction of Distortions In Competition Caused by Practices that Restrict Free Competition, 21 March 1991.

It's typically the rules, transparent rules, fair rules, based on actual data, and also institutions that evolve over time.

Promotion of Competition

The competition isn't a joke.

The Americans have had it!

It's out of bounds.

It's out of bounds!

The representative of the European Community emphasized the importance of the Review Conference for exchanging views on competition and of UNCTAD's activities in this area, including the Model Law.

It was unfortunate that the Doha Round would not cover competition norms, but UNCTAD should take up the promotion of multilateral norms, because these were needed to promote development.

Memorandum regarding Cooperation in Competition Policy among the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of Korea, the Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy of CIS countries, the Competition Council of the Republic of Latvia and the Competition Council of Romania, September 2003.

We need rules!

Rules of origin

Interpretation and amendments

Rules of Engagement

Databases