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2. konferencija: "Merger Control – Recent Trends in EU and Croatian Competition Law"


2nd Conference on Merger Control – Recent Trends in EU and Croatian Competition Law 
Zagreb, 14 December 2010 

Dedication
In memory of late Dr Vedran Šoljan, one of the most distinguished Croatian competition law scholars

Time
Tuesday, 14 December 2010, from 14:00 to 18:30hrs

Venue
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Trg J. F. Kennedya 6, Zagreb, lecture room 7

Framework
Organised within the framework of the Project of the Croatian Ministry of Science 067-0671442-1439, https://zprojekti.mzos.hr/page.aspx?pid=96&lid=1, Project Leader: Doc. dr. sc. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, jpecotic@efzg.hr

Registration
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVzOWNmSzZpb0Q4SnRQa29tbldvTXc6MQ  

Registration deadline 
10 December 2010

Conference fee
There is no fee for this conference

Contact
Tea Jagić, tjagic@efzg.hr


Programme

14:00
Opening address
Doc. dr. sc. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business
Prof. dr. sc. Zvonimir Slakoper, Head of the Law Department, Faculty of Economics and Business
Mr. sc. Olgica Spevec, President of the Croatian Competition Council

I Part
Moderator: Prof. dr. sc. Siniša Petrović, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law

14:10 – 14:30
André Bywater, Key Legal Expert, CroCompete Project
Substantive and Procedural Issues in Merger Cases in the Context of the Economic and Financial Crisis, with a particular focus on EU Cases 

14:30 – 14:50
Doc. dr. sc. Dubravka Akšamović, University of Osijek, Faculty of Law
New Competition Act - Reflections on Merger Control in Croatia 

14:50 – 15:10
Dr Pál Szilágyi, Director of the Hungarian Competition Law Research Centre, Budapest
Recent Developments in Hungarian Merger Control Focusing on the Change in the Substantive Test 

15:10 – 15:30
Boris Babić, Lawyer, Babić i partneri, Zagreb
SIEC vs. Dominance Test – Croatian and EU Perspective 

15:30 – 16:00
Discussion

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

II Part
Moderator: Prof. dr. sc. Hana Horak, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business

16:30 – 16:50
Doc. dr. sc. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business
Assessment of Horizontal Mergers in the Practice of the Croatian Competition Agency 

16:50 – 17:10
Ivan Mišetić, Lawyer, Zagreb
Role of the Monitoring and the Divestiture Trustee in Implementing Divestiture of a Business as a Type of Remedy – Points from Croatian Practice 

17:10 – 17:30
Tea Jagić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business
Weighing Up the „Good“ and the „Bad“ of Vertical Mergers 

17:30 – 17:50
Mirta Kapural, Croatian Competition Agency
Recent Developments in the Assessment of Concentrations in the EU Member States – Examples of New Merger Guidelines in France and United Kingdom 

17:50 – 18:30
Discussion

18:30
End of Conference