Raport anual 2010 - Consiliul Concurenţei

COMPETITION COUNCIL
3. THE ACTIVITY OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL –
MAINTAINING THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
AND PROTECTING CONSUMERS
3.1. The main results in the antitrust field
New investigations
26 investigations have been initiated, out of which 21 on the possible infrigement of
the competition legislation, 2 concerning the analysis of economic concentrations
and 3 regarding certain economic sectors (sector inquires).
Graph no. 1. Evolution of the investigations initiated during 2008-2010
If we are not taking into consideration the investigations on the analysis of economic
concentrations (initiated following the notification), compared to 2009, the number of
the investigations initiated in 2010 has reduced by 22% in the case of the investigations
on the possible infringement of the competition law and by 40% for the sector
inquires. This evolution essentially shows that in 2010 the competition authority has
accentuated its efforts on finalising the on-going cases.
Compared to 2008, there was a significant increase of the number of the investigations
on the possible infringement of the competition law and of the sector inquires initiated
in 2009, as well as in 2010, demonstrating an obvious intensification of the
investigative activity of the institution in the last two years.
As regards the 21 investigations on the possible infringement of the competition
legislation initiated in 2010, we are underling that around 80% are ex-officio procedures.
The markets envisaged by these investigations are important from the economic
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