Tag: Competition law

On 22 July 2020 the Sofia Region Administrative Court annulled the Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition’s decision from 2019 prohibiting the acquisition of Czech utility CEZ’ assets in Bulgaria by the financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria. The court found that the Commission had committed severe procedural violations depriving the parties from their right […]

On 30 January 2020 the ECJ issued its preliminary ruling in Case C-307/18 which is likely to have both general and sector-specific implications for antitrust practice. The case concerns certain pay-for-delay agreements between GSK as the manufacturer of an originator drug called paroxetine and its (potential) generic competitors on the UK market IVAX, GUK and […]

Our associate Dragomir Stefanov has recently written an article analysing the evolution of the concept of “restriction of competition” under Article 101 TFEU and its Bulgarian equivalent – Articles 15-17 of the Competition Protection Act (“Понятието за ограничаване на конкуренцията по смисъла на чл. 101 от ДФЕС и чл. 15 от ЗЗК”). It was published […]

We are pleased to announce that our team has contributed the Bulgaria chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Merger Control 2019. The guide gives an overview of the Bulgarian merger control regime and provides our practical advice and tips for businesses involved in transactions subject to merger filings and approval by the Bulgarian competition […]

The Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission has recently fined several companies on various unfair competition practices in what is a sound reminder of the importance of competition compliance reviews in daily business/marketing activities. Net Info  On 15 November 2018 the Commission fined Net Info AD with approx. BGN 267,000 for misleading and unlawful comparative advertising. In […]

The national competition authority (CPC) has just published its annual activity report for the preceding 2016 year. In Bulgaria, CPC has controlling and enforcement powers in three major areas: antitrust and competition, public procurement procedures appeals and appeals relating to concession procedures. Here is some of the published statistical data in the area of competition […]

We have heard this question often from clients and peers, mainly from foreign jurisdictions. We’ve always responded that this is a relevant question and it must not be neglected since it needs to be considered along with all associated risks (such as legal, financial, reputational, etc.) and costs. We say: “If you are a third […]