Tag Archives: competition
Regulation Reform Recommendations for Professional Business Services – July 2021
| Client: | EC DG Competition | |
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| Published: | July, 2021 |
As part of a larger project for the European Commission’s DG GROW, evaluating competition in the professional business services markets, LE Europe produced a range of indicators on the extent of competition and market-based outcomes to help support the Commission’s Reform Recommendations into Regulations in Professional Business Services (PBS). The range of indicators include firm […]
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Support Study Accompanying the Commission Notice on the Evaluation of the Definition of Relevant Market for the Purposes of Community Competition Law – June 2021
| Client: | EC DG Competition | |
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| Published: | June, 2021 |
The purpose of this study was to assist the Commission in the evaluation of the functioning of the Market Definition Notice in order to assess whether developments since 1997 merit an update of the Notice. In order to support DG COMP’s evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the Market Definition Notice, the study […]
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Evaluation Support Study on Applicable to Horizontal the EU Competition Rules Co-operation Agreements in the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and the Guidelines – May 2021
| Client: | EC DG Competition | |
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| Published: | May, 2021 |
The objective of this study was to provide support to DG COMP’s evaluation of Regulations (EC) No 1217/2010 and 1218/2010 (referred to as the HBERs), and of the Commission’s Guidelines on the Applicability of Article 101 TFEU to Horizontal Cooperation Agreements, taking into account the specific objectives of the legal framework as well as new […]
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Support Studies for the Evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation – June 2020
| Client: | EC DG Competition | |
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| Published: | June, 2020 |
This study is part of the European Commission’s evaluation of the VBER and Vertical Guidelines and the main objective of the study is to provide qualitative and quantitative evidence on the effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the VBER and the Vertical Guidelines. The findings of the study provide evidence-based grounds for a possible revision of […]
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The Role of State Aid for the Broadband Networks Rapid Deployment of in the EU – April 2020
| Client: | EC Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) | |
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| Published: | April, 2020 |
As part of an international consortium LE Europe supported DG COMP in a study of the operation of the State Aid rules in the area of broadband investment. The study provides an overview of the implementation of broadband State Aid measures across the EU during the period 2013-2019 and, with the aid of case studies, […]
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Support Studies for the Evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) – April 2020
| Client: | EC Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) | |
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| Published: | April, 2020 |
LE Europe worked with VVA, WIK Consult and WIFO to support DG COMP in the evaluation of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and the accompanying Guidelines on Vertical Restraints. The study focused on categories of vertical arrangements such as selective distribution, exclusive distribution, resale price restrictions, and price parity clauses. The methodology combined a range […]