10-11 and 14th December 2020
The 3rd EU-India Competition Week took place online from 10 to 14 December 2020. The Competition Week gathered officials from the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition (DG Competition) and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to strengthen their dialogue on competition policy.
The three-day series of discussions covered a wide range of topics, including the use of forensic tools in competition investigations, experiences with competition investigations in digital markets, and designing and negotiating merger remedies. The technical exchanges gave the European and Indian officials the opportunity to discuss their practical experience and share good practices on case handling and enforcement in competition policy.
The 3rd EU-India Competition Week showcased the commitment of DG Competition and the CCI to strengthen their cooperation and technical exchanges on competition policy and law. The Competition Week follows the inaugural Competition Week organised in 2018 and the second one in 2019 and builds on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between DG Competition and the CCI in 2013, to deepen relations and strengthen cooperation between the two agencies. The MoU sets out the framework for discussion on competition legislation, sharing of non-confidential information on legislation and enforcement and technical cooperation.
EU-India Competition Weeks take place annually. The next EU-India Competition Week is scheduled in December 2021.
AGENDA
Thursday 10 December 2020
The use of forensic tools in competition investigations
08:45-09:00: Registration / Virtual room opens
09:05-09:30: Opening remarks
- Mr. Ashok Kumar GUPTA, Chairman, CCI
- Mr Ugo ASTUTO, Ambassador of the European Union to India, Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan, New Delhi
09:30-12:00: The use of forensic IT tools in digital evidence gathering in competition investigations
Overview:
- Overview of forensic tools and software
- Practice and methods during inspections, including collection of evidence, preservation of evidence and analysis of evidence
- Legal challenges: including, legal framework, proportionality of the investigation, experience with court challenges
- Practical challenges: including during the Covid-19 pandemic
- Building internal agency capacity – e.g. through the use of specialist forensic teams and training for non-forensic experts
Presentations by
- Mr Dirk VAN ERPS, Adviser to the Deputy Director-General for Antitrust & Cartels DG Competition, European Commission
- Aswhin MALIK, CCI
Discussion and Q&A session
Friday 11 December 2020
Experiences with competition investigations in digital markets – dealing with the challenges
08:45-09:00: Registration / Virtual room opens
09:00-10:30: Addressing the challenges facing competition investigations in the digital economy – practical experiences
Overview
- Application of market definition to digital markets
- Identifying dominance in digital markets
- Assessing anti-competitive agreements in digital markets
- Assessing types of conduct – using existing or novel theories of harm?
- Evidence and analytical tools
- Developing and assessing suitable remedies
- Practical case experiences
Presentations by:
- Ms Violeta STAYKOVA, Case Handler, Antitrust: E-commerce and Data Economy, DG Competition, European Commission
- Mr. Sachin GOYAL, Joint Director (FA) and Ms. Bhawna GULATI, Joint Director (Law), CCI
Commentary and reflections by
Mr Bart NOÉ, Senior Strategic Advisor, Authority for Consumers and Markets, The Netherlands
Discussion and Q&A session
Monday 14 December 2020
Experiences with designing and negotiating merger remedies
08:45-08:55: Registration / Virtual room open
09:00-09:05: Welcome from Mr Olivier GUERSENT, Director-General for Competition, DG Competition, European Commission
09:05 – 11:40: Experiences with designing and negotiating merger remedies
Overview
- Types of remedy
- Practical aspects of remedy design – including assessing effects and determining suitability of remedies
- Negotiations with merging parties
- Trends in the implementation of remedies
- Cooperation between agencies in remedy design in multijurisdictional merger transactions – experiences and best practices
Presentation by
- Mr Marc ZEDLER, Merger Policy Unit, DG Competition, European Commission
- Mr. Manish GOVIL, Adviser (Law), CCI
- Mr. Ibrahim BAH, Director of Competition Enforcement and Mergers, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Ireland
Discussion and Q&A session
11:35-12:00: Closing remarks
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, Adviser (Law), CCI
Mr Torben TOFT, Senior Expert, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
SPEAKERS
Michel Dupond
Veolia
PRESENTATIONS
Please note that information provided in the presentations below is the personal opinion of the resource person and CCI is not responsible for any discrepancy or omission
Day 1 - 09 December 2019
Day 2 - 10 December 2019
Day 3 - 11 December 2019