9th-20th July 2018
9th-20th July 2018
Competition Summer School for Officials from the ASEAN Member States
The Competition Summer School for Officials from the ASEAN Member States took place between 9th and 20th July 2018 at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. The summer school was attended by 1 official from the ASEAN Secretariat, 3 officials from the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU), 1 official from the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), 3 officials from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), 3 officials from the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS), 1 official from the Office of Trade Competition Commission Thailand and 2 officials from the Vietnam Competition Authority.
At the College of Europe campus, the officials followed an intensive 10-day training course designed to deepen their knowledge and understanding of EU competition law and policy. Leading academics and practitioners introduced a wide range of topics, including the institutional framework, economic analysis, horizontal and vertical restraints, abusive conduct and merger control. Focussing specifically on competition policy and its challenges in the context of ASEAN, the programme focused also on economic and non-economic goals of competition law, decentralised application and enforcement of EU competition law and the coexistence of EU and national regimes. The lectures combined theory with practical experience in the form of recent cases and examples, which encouraged class discussions on approaches and experiences within their jurisdictions.
On 10 July, the officials joined their counterparts from China, India, Japan and Korea for a day visit to the European Directorate-General for Competition in Brussels. Officials from DG Competition and the General Court of the European Union introduced the officials to DG Competition, the European Competition Network, the Court of Justice of the EU and EU policy on merger review, state aid and antitrust and cartel enforcement. The closing remarks were delivered by Mr. Johannes Laitenberger, Director-General at DG Competition.
All 14 officials successfully completed the Competition Summer School and received their certificates during the official closing ceremony on 20 July.
PROGRAMME
Monday 9 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-09:30: Welcome to the College of Europe & Presentation of the Programme
09:30-10:45: Institutions and decision-making in the EU (I)
Mihail KRITIKOS
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:00: Institutions and decision-making in the EU (II)
Mihail KRITIKOS
12:00-14:00: Lunch
14:00-15:30: Objectives of EU competition law
Focus on market integration, fairness and innovation, in addition to more traditional economic goals
Michael ALBERS
15:30-15:45: Tea break
15:45-17:00: Instruments of EU competition law
Michael ALBERS
Tuesday 10 July 2018
Brussels, Belgium
07:00: Transfer by bus to Brussels
09:30-09:40: Welcome to DG Competition
Kris DEKEYSER
09:40-10:00: Overview of DG Competition
Torben TOFT
10:00-10:45: European Competition Network
Konstantina STROUVALI
11:00-11:45: EU Merger review
Stefan SIMON
12:00-14:00: Lunch
13:30-16:45: EU state aid policy
Koen VAN DE CASTEELE
15:00-15:45: EU antitrust/cartel enforcement
Konrad SCHUMM
16:00-17:00: Court of Justice of the European Union
Savvas S. PAPASAVVAS
17:15-17:30: Closing session
Johannes LAITENBERGER
20:00: Dinner
18:30: Transfer by bus to Bruges
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (I)
Michael ALBERS
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (II)
Michael ALBERS
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (III)
Case study
Michael ALBERS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (IV)
Case study
Michael ALBERS
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 12 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Economcis of competition law (I)
Andrea RENDA
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Economics of competition law (II)
Andrea RENDA
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Economics of competition law (III)
Andrea RENDA
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Economics of competition law (IV)
Andrea RENDA
19:00: Dinner
Friday 13 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (I)
Cartels, concerted practices, damage calculation, legal exception and exemptions
Jacques BOURGEOIS
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (II)
Cartels, concerted practices, damage calculation, legal exception and exemptions
Jacques BOURGEOIS
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (landmark cases) (III)
Cartels: object restrictions Pay-for-delay agreements in the pharmaceutical industry
Jacques BOURGEOIS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (landmark cases) (IV)
Non-cartel cases
Jacques BOURGEOIS
19:00: Dinner
Monday 16 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: State aid control (fundamentals) (I)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: State aid control (fundamentals) (II)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: State aid control (case study) (III)
Phedon NICOLAIDES
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: State aid control (case study and discussion) (IV)
Tax rulings
Phedon NICOLAIDES
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (fundamentals) (I)
Public v private enforcement; decentralised enforcement; coordination between the Commission and NCAs
Alfonso LAMADRID
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (case study) (II)
Alfonso LAMADRID
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 106 – Public and privileged undertakings (fundamentals) (I)
Alfonso LAMADRID
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 106 – Public and privileged undertakings (II)
Practical examples
Alfonso LAMADRID
19:00: Dinner
Wednesday 18 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:45: Mergers and acquisitions (fundamentals) (I)
Basic concepts and regulations, procedures for remedy, rules for merger investigation procedures, advantages of compulsory notification
Anna DURON
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Mergers and acquisitions (specific issues) (II)
Tailored to preferences of participants
Anna DURON
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Mergers and acquisitions (procedure and remedies) (III)
Economic analysis in merger investigations, fix-it-first remedy and up-front buyer, EU communication and cooperation with enforcement bureaus in other jurisdictions when investigating the same merger cases, extraterritoriality
Anna DURON
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Mergers and acquisitions (case study) (IV)
Practical examples. Gencor, GE/Honwewell, Boeing
Anna DURON
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 19 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (I)
Investigation and enforcement of abuse of dominance cases
Bill BATCHELOR
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (II)
Basic principles of 102 TFEU
Bill BATCHELOR
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (landmark cases) (I)
Pricing abuses
Bill BATCHELOR
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (landmark cases) (II)
Non-pricing abuses
Bill BATCHELOR
19:00: Dinner
Friday 20 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (fundamentals) (I)
Andrea HAMILON
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (case study) (II)
Consten & Grundig, STM, Pronuptia
Andrea HAMILTON
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: International issues and the globalisation of competition law (I)
Hector ARMENGOD
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: International issues and the globalisation of competition law (II)
EU’s competition law system including rules, regulations and guidelines with regard to the dominance position, theories on identifying relevant markets
Hector ARMENGOD
17:00-17:30: Official Closure & Awarding of Certificates
19:00: Dinner