It was decided. "Supraten" S.A. will pay a fine of over 1 mln. lei for illegal copying of the packaging of a product
22.12.2017
"Supraten" S.A. is to pay a fine of over 1 million lei to the state budget, which was imposed on it for the infringement of the competition law, manifested by the illegal copying of the packaging product belonging to "Saint-Gobain Byggprodukter AB", Sweden.For details please see: The Competition Council s Plenum Decision no. CN-36 from 21.07.2016The Supreme Court of Justice upheld the Competition Council s decision to find that the actions taken by Supraten S.A. are likely to create confusion
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Celebrating holidays with children
22.12.2017
During the winter holidays, when the whole world lives in anticipation of a miracle, each of us can dress Santa s coat and bring a drop of happiness to the saddest among us.This year, together with the Mayor of Ialoveni, and with the support of Father Vasile SURDU from Soldanesti, we chose not to remain absent and to come with some gifts for the children from the Community House of Ialoveni. Also kids enjoyed the candy sweets, and presented Christmas
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The Plenum of the Competition Council authorized the state aid granted to Î.M. "Chetrosu Communal Household"
22.12.2017
The Plenum of the Competition Council authorized the state aid granted to Î.M. "Chetrosu Communal Household." It was found that the support measure notified by the Chetrosu Town Hall, district of Anenii Noi, concerning the transfer of assets for management, constitutes state aid and is compatible with the normal competitive environment.The state aid granted to Î.M. "Chetrosu Communal Household" is necessary for the operation of the public sewerage service under normal conditions of continuity and safety and will not distort
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The Plenum of the Competition Council authorized the state aid granted to Î.M. "Calarasi Communal-Household"
22.12.2017
The Plenum of the Competition Council authorized the state aid granted to Î.M. "Calarasi Communal-Household". It was found that the support measure notified by the Town Hall of Calarasi regarding the transfer of some goods to the state administration constitutes state aid and is compatible with the normal competitive environment.The state aid granted to Î.M. "Calarasi Communal-Household" is necessary for the operation of the public sewerage service under normal conditions of continuity and safety and will not distort competition.For details
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Open dialogue for a good collaboration
21.12.2017
Today, December 21st, 2017, Viorica CĂRARE, President of the Competition Council, met with business representatives at an event called "Business Breakfast" organized by the Foreign Investors Association (FIA). The event covered issues related to competition law, the formation of a loyal competition environment, actions to prevent anticompetitive practices, etc. In particular, were discussed the issues identified and the recommendations published in the competition chapter of the 5th edition of the recently published "White Book 2017".At the same time, Mrs. CĂRARE
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Exclusive rights discussed in the light of the National Competition and State Aid Program
20.12.2017
On Tuesday, December 19th, a new meeting was held dedicated to the implementation of the National Competition and State Aid Program for 2017-2020, with the participation of representatives of the Agency for Public Services. It is worth noting that the Agency for Public Services offers a wide range of public services under exclusive law framework.The main topics discussed at the meeting focused on the realization of 1st - 4th points (optimization of exclusive rights) from the Action Plan regarding the
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Confusions between basic notions on the subject of "Moldova Zahar" S.R.L.
14.12.2017
Recently, there have been some comments in the press regarding the Competition Council s Decision on the case of "Sudzucker Moldova" S.A. vs. the actions of the State Registration Chamber (now the Agency of Public Services).In order to clarify some uncertainties in the interpretation of the Competition Council s Decision, we come up with some clarifications:According to the decision CN-35 of July 14th, 2017, the Competition Council Plenum found that the name of the company "Moldova Zahar" S.R.L. creates an
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A new edition of Competition CaFÉ
12.12.2017
The event is organized with the support of the EU Project "Support to the Competition Council", funded by European funds.The implementation of the provisions of the National Competition and State Aid Program continues to be the subject of discussions within the Competition CaFÉ platform. In this respect, today, December 12th 2017, the 24th edition of the Competition CaFÉ gathered more than 30 representatives of the Moldovan Government, the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova and Romania and of the
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We celebrate the World Competition Day with the students
05.12.2017
The event was organized with the support of the EU Project "Support to the Competition Council", funded by European funds.On the occasion of the World Competition Day, today, December 5th 2017, we opened the doors for a group of students from the State University "Alecu Russo" from Balti.The event has an interactive character, the Competition Council s guests will be acquainted with general notions of competition and state aid, will learn about the latest decisions and resounding cases, as well
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60 thousands lei - sanction for non-notification of an economic merger
23.11.2017
The Competition Council has authorized and declared compatible with competitive environment the economic merger between „Tehno Exclusiv" S.R.L. și „BTS PRO" S.R.L.Therewith, the parties of the economic merger were sanctioned with a fine of nearly 60 thousands lei for non-notification of an economic merger.We remind you that according to the competition law the economic mergers should be notified to the Competition Council before the implementation of the particular economic merger.Competition Council23.11.2017
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Workshop with representatives of the State Chancellery
21.11.2017
On November 21, 2017, the Workshop entitled "Competition Advocacy and State Aid in the Republic of Moldova" took place in Chisinau.The event was intended for the representatives of the State Chancellery of the Republic of Moldova and gathered under its auspices judges from the High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania, representatives of the Romanian Competition Council and representatives of the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova.The Workshop focused on issues, solutions, challenges and consequences of non-compliance with
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The Republic of Moldova and Georgia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of competition
17.11.2017
A Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of Competition was signed on Friday, November 17, by Mrs. Viorica CĂRARE, the President of the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova, and Mr. Nodar KHADURI, The Chairman of the Competition Agency of Georgia.The document was signed during the visit of Mrs. CĂRARE, in Tbilisi, Georgia, where the International Conference "Competition Policy: Perspectives and Challenges" takes place on November 16-17.The Memorandum aims at stimulating professional cooperation between the two authorities; to promote
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Meeting with H. E. Mr Peter MICHALKO, Ambassador of EU to the Republic of Moldova
14.11.2017
The President of the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova, Mrs Viorica CĂRARE had a meeting with EU Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Mr Peter MICHALKO. The event took place at the European Union Delegation premises in the Republic of Moldova.In the framework of meeting they approached the results of the EU Project 'Support to Competition Council' and TAIEX activities, recently implemented. They also discussed the cooperation perspectives for caring out the provisions of the Action Plan
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A new edition of Competition Cafe - discussions with lawyers
31.10.2017
Event organized with the support of the EU Project "Support to the Competition Council".The implementation of pro-competitive mechanisms in the activity of lawyers in the Republic of Moldova, the challenges encountered and the proposed solutions is the subject approached today, 31 October 2017, within a new edition of Competition Café. The event gathered at a round table members of the Moldovan Bar Association, representatives of the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova and Romania, of the European Union Project
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Initiating students in the field of competition
27.10.2017
We continue the series of public lectures we launched earlier. Today we are at Comrat State University, and yesterday we were at the State University "B.P. In the public lectures held by the President of the Competition Council, Mrs. Viorica CĂRARE, more than 250 students with an economic and legal profile were able to get acquainted with the general concepts of competition and state aid and learned about the activity of the Council Competition.These public lectures come to contribute to
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Competition Council at OECD Eurasia Business Forum
24.10.2017
Delegation of the Competition Council participate at OECD Eurasia business forum, in the framework of the Annual Week of the OECD from Eurasia took place between 23-25 October 2017, Almaty KAZAHSTAN. The President of the Competition Council, Mrs Victoria Cărare has been participated in discussion with Heads of competition authorities from over the 13 countries. Mrs CĂRARE presented the progress of the Competition Council in competition advocacy, open dialogs with Judges of the Supreme Court of the Justice of the Republic
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Competition Council - the host of a large regional event
18.10.2017
For the first time, on 18-20 October 2017, a regional workshop on the application of state aid law in the provision of services of general economic interest is being carried out in the Republic of Moldova. The Project is organized under the TAIEX External Assistance Program offered by the European Commission, whose beneficiary is the Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova.The event was opened and will be moderated, by Mrs.Viorica CĂRARE, the President of the Competition Council of the
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Implementation of the National Competition and State Aid Program
17.10.2017
Right now, the 17-th edition of the Competition Café with delegates from Central Public Authority of the Republic of Moldova dedicated to 'Implementation of National Competition and state aid Program' is been carried out.The event is open by Mrs. Viorica Cărare, the President of Competition Council of the Republic of Moldova. Meeting is moderated by Mr. Veaceaslav GUȚUȚUI, the Member of the Plenum of the Competition Council, who will present the National Program and will speak about program implementation. Delegates
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