ANNUAL REPORT 2010 - Konkurentsiamet

ORGANISATION
Structure
In 2010 the Competition Authority underwent structural changes, which also meant
changing the names of structural units and to some extent the reallocation of tasks. The
Establishment of Price Restrictions on Monopolies Act that entered into force on November
1, 2010, brought along additional tasks to the Authority and therefore it was expedient to
implement the certain re-allocation of tasks between structural units. Basically the Authority
continued to operate under the effective function-based structure that enables the units to
closely co-operate by changing expertise concerning specific fields.
According to the statutes of the Competition Authority, the Authority includes three filedbased
divisions, which since 01.11.2010 are the Competition Division, the Energy and
Water Regulatory Division and the Railway and Communications Regulatory Division. In
addition to the divisions, there is an administrative unit, previously named as the General
Administration Department which is responsible for ensuring effective support services.
Since November 2010 the administrative department has been named the External and
Public Relations Department. The Director General is at the head of the Authority (Figure
1). Structural divisions are directed by the Heads of Divisions, who are at the same time the
Deputy Directors General.
FIGURE 1. Structure of the Competition Authority since 01.11.2010
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