2nd-13th July 2018
2nd-13th July 2018
Competition Summer School for Chinese Officials
The Competition Summer School for Chinese Officials took place between 2nd and 13th July 2018 at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) sent 24 officials to attend the summer school on competition law and enforcement practices of the EU.
Staying at the College of Europe campus, the officials received an intensive 10-day training course from leading academics and practitioners to deepen their knowledge of EU competition law and policy, covering both general principles and practical application. The lectures covered a wide range of topics, including the institutional framework, the importance of economic analysis, horizontal and vertical restraints, abusive conduct, merger control and state aid control. A specific focus was placed on market definitions, competition law in the context of technology transfer and big data, merger remedies and EU enforcement practices. To ensure a comprehensive understanding and encourage interaction, the lecturers alternated theoretical lessons with analysis of recent cases and examples.
On 10 July, the Chinese officials joined their counterparts from India, Japan, Korea and the ASEAN Member States for a day visit to the European Commission 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 24 officials successfully completed the Competition Summer School and received their certificate during the official closing ceremony on 13 July.
PROGRAMME
Monday 2 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-09:00: Welcome to the College of Europe and Presentation of the Programme
09:00-10:45: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (I)
Mihalis KRITIKOS
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:00: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (II)
Mihalis KRITIKOS
12:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:30: The objectives of EU competition law
Economic goals, fairness, innovation, integration
Michael ALBERS
15:30-15:45: Tea break
15:45 – 17:30: The instruments of EU competition law
Michael ALBERS
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (I)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (II)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (III)
Case study
Sandra MARCO COLINO
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Competition policy and fundamentals of EU competition law (IV)
Case study
Sandra MARCO COLINO
19:00: Dinner
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Economics 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
Thursday 5 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (I)
Cartels, concerted practices, damage calculation, legal exception, exemptions
Jacques BOURGEOIS
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (fundamentals) (II)
Cartels, concerted practices, damange calculation, legal exception, exemptions
Jacques BOURGEOIS
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (landmark cases) (III)
Focus on landmark cartel cases
Jacques BOURGEOIS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 101 – Horizontal restraints (landmark case) (IV)
Focus on cases relating to standardisation, licensing, technology transfer
Jacques BOURGEOIS
19:00: Dinner
Friday 6 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (fundamentals) (I)
Andrea HAMILTON
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:00: Article 101 – Vertical restraints (landmark cases) (II)
Case study with a focus on e-commerce and online distribution
Andrea HAMILTON
12:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 106 – public and privileged undertaking (fundamentals) (I)
José Luis BUENDIA SIERRA
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Article 106 – public and privileged undertaking (landmark cases) (II)
Practical examples
José Luis BUENDIA SIERRA
Monday 9 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: State aid control (fundamental) (I)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: State aid control (fundamentals) (II)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: State aid control (case study) (III)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: State aid control (case study and discussion) (IV)
Taxi rulings
Elisabetta RIGHINI
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
11:45-14:00: Lunch
14:00-14:45: 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
18:30: Transfer by bus to Bruges
20:00: Dinner
Wednesday 11 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
Francisco Enrique GONZALEZ-DIAZ
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:00: Mergers and acquisitions (specific issues) (II)
Investigation on minority shareholdings, IPR
Francisco Enrique GONZALEZ-DIAZ
12:00-14:30: 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
Francisco Enrique GONZALEZ-DIAZ
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Mergers and acquisitions (case study) (IV)
Practical examples
Francisco Enrique GONZALEZ-DIAZ
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 12 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-10:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (I)
Basic elements of Article 102 TFEU
Bill BATCHELOR
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (II)
Investigation and enforcement of absue of dominance cases
Bill BATCHELOR
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (case studies) (I)
Pricing abuses, including margin squeezes
Bill BATCHELOR
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (case studies) (II)
Non-pricing abuses
Bill BATCHELOR
19:00: Dinner
Friday 13 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: Big Data and competition law
An analysis of the potential problems of Big Data from the perspective of EU competition law
Andrea RENDA
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Big Data and competition law
An analysis of the potential problems of Big Data from the perspective of EU competition law
Andrea RENDA
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (fundamentals) (I)
Alfonso LAMADRID
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Anti-trust procedure – regulation 1/2003 (case study) (II)
Right to judicial review/appication vs. actions for private damages
Alfonso LAMADRID
17:00-17:30: Official Closure & Awarding of Certificates
19:00: Dinner