2nd-13th July 2018
2nd-13th July 2018
Competition Summer School for Japanese, Indian & Korean Officials
The Competition Summer School for Japanese, Indian and Korean Officials took place between 2nd and 13th July 2018 at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. The summer school was attended by 4 officials from the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), 5 officials from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and 4 officials from the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC).
The officials followed an intensive 10-day programme at the College of Europe campus 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. Addressing the challenges faced by the three jurisdictions, the programme also covered the application of competition law to market economies, market concentration and enforcement. The lectures combined theory with practical experience in the form of recent cases and examples, which encouraged problem solving and class discussions and comparisons.
On 10 July, the officials joined their counterparts from China 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 13 officials successfully completed the Competition Summer School and received their certificate during the official closing ceremony on 12 July.
PROGRAMME
Monday 2 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-09:30: Welcome to the College of Europe & Presentation of the Programme
09:30-11:00: Fundamentals of EU competition law and competition policy (I)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Fundamentals of EU competition law and competition policy (II)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:30: Fundamentals of EU competition law and competition policy (III)
Sandra MARCO COLINO
15:30-15:45: Tea break
15:45 – 17:30: Fundamentals of EU competition law and competition policy (IV)
Case study
Sandra MARCO COLINO
19:00: Dinner
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (I)
Jo VANDERCAPPELLEN
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:00: Institutions & decision-making in the EU (II)
Jo VANDERCAPPELLEN
12:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Objectives of EU competition law
Focus on fairness and innovation, in addition to more traditional economic goals
Michael ALBERS
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Instruments of EU competition law
Michael ALBERS
19:00: Dinner
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: State aid control (I)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: State aid control (II)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: State aid control (III)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: State aid control (IV)
Elisabetta RIGHINI
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 5 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)
Brick-and-mortar v online distribution
Andrea HAMILTON
12:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Article 106 – Public and privileged undertakings (fundamentals) (I)
Antonios BOUCHAGIAR
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Article 106 – Public and privileged undertakings (case study) (II)
Practical examples
Antonios BOUCHAGIAR
19:00: Dinner
Friday 6 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, damage 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, including Toshiba
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 9 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
09:00-11:00: Economics of competition law (I)
Enrique ANDREU
11:00-11:15: Tea break
11:15-12:30: Economics of competition law (II)
Enrique ANDREU
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Economics of competition law (III)
Enrique ANDREU
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Economics of competition law (IV)
Enrique ANDREU
19:00: Dinner
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
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: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (I)
Basic elements of Article 102
Bill BATCHELOR
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Article 102 – Abuse of dominant position (fundamentals) (II)
Investigation and enforcement of abuse of dominance cases; focus on the application of competition law to conglomerates
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)
Focus on cases relating to IPRs
Bill BATCHELOR
19:00: Dinner
Thursday 12 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (fundamentals) (I)
Alfonso LAMADRID
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Anti-trust procedure – Regulation 1/2003 (case study) (II)
Right to judicial review/applications vs. actions for private damages
Alfonso LAMADRID
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Mergers and acquisitions (fundamentals) (I)
Basic concepts and regulations, procedures for remedy, rules for merger investigation procedures. Focus on extraterritoriality.
Anna DURON
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:00: Mergers and acquisitions (specific issues) (II)
Investigation on minority shareholdings, IPR
Anna DURON
17:00-17:30: Official Closure & Awarding of Certificates
19:00: Dinner
Friday 13 July 2018
Bruges, Belgium
08:30-10:45: 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
Anna DURON
10:45-11:00: Tea break
11:00-12:30: Mergers and acquisition (case study) (IV)
Focus on cases relating to the airline industry
Anna DURON
12:30-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Standard essential patents and EU competition law
Hector ARMENGOD
15:45-16:00: Tea break
16:00-17:30: Standard essential patents and EU competition law
Hector ARMENGOD
19:00: Dinner