The new EU Commission’s Notice on relevant market definition for the purposes of competition law
Authors: Špela Arsova, Luka Vitamvas On 8 February 2024, the European Commission (the “Commission“) published a new Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Union competition law (the “Notice“), updating its guidance on relevant market definition after 27 …
ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS BY THE COMPETITION PROTECTION AGENCY
Authors: Špela Arsova, Luka Vitamvas One year has passed since the entry into force of the new Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act (ZPOmK-2)[1]. Among the most important changes brought by the new law is the introduction of the so-called administrative sanctioning which replaced …
Foreign State Aid is Now Subject to Regulation
Author: Miha Hočevar On 28 November 2022, the European Union (“EU”) formally adopted its Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the “Regulation”), with which it aims to effectively address the issue of foreign subsidies that may cause unequal competitive conditions in the internal …
The New Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act
Author: Ema Patricija Končan On 29 September 2022, the Slovenian National Assembly adopted the new Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act (ZPOmK-2), which transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the …
The General Court underlines the importance of standstill obligation before obtaining merger approval
Authors: Špela Remec, Nataša Pipan Nahtigal In its recent judgement the General Court confirmed the importance of observing the standstill obligation in mergers which are subject to approval by the competent competition authorities. The Court only slightly reduced the record breaking gun-jumping fine imposed by …
Continuation of interferences with the competition regulator’s autonomy
Governmental regulation of specific fields of activity in the private sector must be based on legality, proficiency and political neutrality. Slovenian legislation foresees establishment of public agencies where, due to the nature of the regulator’s tasks, permanent and direct political control over its performance is …
Deadline of 31 August 2020 for application concerning justified state aid
How much public funds did your company receive or plans to receive on the basis of the COVID-19 intervention acts? If the value of such funds exceeds EUR 800,000 per individual company (or EUR 120,000 per company active in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, or …
White Paper on foreign subsidies in the EU Market
Author: Špela Remec On 17 June 2020 the European Commission adopted the White Paper on foreign subsidies in the Single Market. Subsidies granted by non-EU governments to their companies active on the EU market can distort the competition on the EU market, but fall outside …
COVID-19: Intervention measures to support the economy
Authors: Špela Remec, Nataša Pipan Nahtigal On 21 April 2020, the Slovenian Government proposed the amendments to the Act on Intervention Measures for Suppression of COVID-19 Epidemic and Mitigation of its Consequences for Citizens and the Economy as adopted by the Slovenian Parliament on 3 …
State aid rules and COVID-19 – will you have to repay the received state aid?
Author: Matjaž Verbič Several Member States have already announced support measures for companies in order to mitigate economic impact. Slovenia has also adopted an emergency fiscal stimulus package worth EUR 3 billion, designed to help undertakings and self-employed (so called “Mega COVID-19 Law”). The specific …
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