Date:10/20/2011
Timeline:15:30 - 19:00
Location:Pullman Hotel, Mexico & Seoul Room
Type:Workshop
Topics:The American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania) and the Romanian Competition Council invite representatives of the business community to the workshop on
Legal Aspects and Economics of Vertical Restraints, including two sessions, on
Resale Price Maintenance and, respectively,
Exclusive Arrangements. The workshop is organized in partnership by the Romanian Competition Council and AmCham Romania/Competition and State-Aid Committee ahead of the Conference of the Romanian Competition Council of 21 October 2011.
The following AmCham member companies sponsored the organization of the event:
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bpv GRIGORESCU STEFANICA- Clifford Chance Badea- David & Baias- DLA Piper- Tuca Zbarcea si AsociatiiThe workshop benefits of the participation of reputable speakers, such as:
William E. Kovacic, George Washington University, Former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, US
Prof. Dr. Wernhard Möschel, Tübingen University, Germany
Greg Langus, Charles River Associates, former member of the Chief Economist Unit at the European Commission
RCC representative (TBC)
David Matthew, NERA Economic Consulting
Jan Peter van der Veer, RBB Economics
Workshop details: o Date: October 20, 2011
o Time: 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm
o Location: Pullman Hotel, Mexico & Seoul Room
o Participation is free of charge
Workshop agenda:15:30 – 17:30 -
Resale Price MaintenanceLectors:
William E. Kovacic, George Washington University, Former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, US
Prof. Dr. Wernhard Möschel, Tübingen University, Germany - ”Vertical Price Fixing: Myths and Loose”
Greg Langus, Charles River Associates, - “Efficiencies of Resale Price Maintenance”
Representative of the
Romanian Competition Council, - “Romanian Competition Council’s experience in Resale Price Maintenance”
Q&A session17:30 – 17:45 coffee break
17.45–19:00 -
Exclusive arrangementsLectors:David Matthew, NERA Economic Consulting - "Bundling, discounts, and related practices: pro-competitive, anti-competitive, and neutral economic effects"
Jan Peter van der Veer, RBB Economics - “Limited distribution group – a self assessment exercise”
Q&A session Please sign up
here or by sending an e-mail to
lpupazeanu@amcham.ro.
Participation is valid by confirmation only.The workshop is interactive, therefore participants are encouraged to ask questions.
The workshop is highly recommended to businessmen, lawyers and economists familiar with the competition law.