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18 February 2022
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Conferences/Speeches

14/02/2022 - 23/02/2022

Africa-EU Competition Week

The Africa-EU Competition Week will take place online over the course of five days, from 14 to 23 February 2022.
Leading academics, practitioners and officials from EU institutions, EU Member States and African officials will take part in the event, which will cover a wide range of topics, including policy and enforcements in the field of cartels, abuse of dominance, mergers and State aid.
Up to 100 participants from African public sector bodies, including national, regional and African Union-level institutions, are expected to join the event.

 
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Publications
COMP papers nominated form Antitrust Writing Awards 2022

We are pleased to announce that a number of DG COMP colleagues have written papers which have been nominated in the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards 2022. The two nominated articles fall under the “Soft Law” category. 

The goal of the awards is to shine a light on competition scholarship, contribute to competition advocacy and to discover the best antitrust content published over the last year.The Awards Editorial Committee has reviewed over 90 Soft Laws submitted for nomination. The Awards Jury will vote for the best Soft Laws.
In addition to the Jury’s vote, you can all vote for your favorite Soft Law until 25 March 2022. 
Winners will be announced at the Antitrust Writing Awards Ceremony, which will this year take place on Tuesday, 5 April 5 2022, on the eve of the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, in Washington, D.C.

 
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Public consultations

04/02/2022 - 18/02/2022

Additional public consultation on proposed guidance relating to information exchange in the context of dual distribution, intended to be added to the Vertical Guidelines
The present consultation is a targeted additional consultation, in the context of the ongoing review of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (“VBER”) and Vertical Guidelines. It concerns proposed guidance relating to information exchange in the context of dual distribution.
 
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09/12/2021 - 24/02/2022

Draft Guidelines on collective bargaining of self-employed
The draft Guidelines aim to ensure that competition law does not stand in the way of collective agreements to improve the working conditions of certain self-employed persons, who may have little influence over their working conditions, while guaranteeing that consumers and SMEs continue to benefit from competitive prices and innovative business models, including in the digital economy.
 
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11/01/2022 - 13/03/2022

Public consultation on revised State aid rules for the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas
The Commission is publishing for consultation the draft Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation (ABER) and the revised draft Guidelines on State aid for the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas.
See also the corresponding EC press release.
 
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11/01/2022 - 13/03/2022

Public consultation on revised State aid rules for the fishery and aquaculture sector
The Commission is publishing for consultation the draft fishery and aquaculture Block Exemption Regulation (FIBER), the draft amendment of the fishery and aquaculture de minimis Regulation and the revised draft Guidelines on State aid for the fishery and aquaculture sector.
See also the corresponding EC press release.
 
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22/12/2021 - 16/03/2022

Rail transport – revision of State aid guidelines : Public consultation
A recent fitness check (evaluation) of the State aid rules for the rail sector confirmed that they are outdated and need a full review.
See also the corresponding press release.
 
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Other relevant information:

Commission Decisions

SA Block exemptions

European Economic Area: EFTA State aid register, EFTA Block exemption information sheets and EFTA competition cases
Court: Judicial calendar of the Court

Miscellanea: European Commission's Press Corner: Latest Daily News and Base rates in force.


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