CENTRAL EUROPEAN ADVOCACY for a FAIR and TRANSPARENT COMPETITION (CEFTAC) PLATFORM

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <div align="center"> <center> <table width="590" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" height="1121" background="images/bk/blur.jpg"> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" width="586" height="534"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> <strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">The Central European Advocacy for a Fair and Transparen</span><span style="font-size: 9pt">t</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"> Competition </span></strong><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">(</span><span style="font-size: 9pt"> </span><font color="#000080"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">CEFTAC</span></font><span style="font-size: 9pt"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">) Platform </span> </b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">was established u</span><span style="font-size: 9pt">nder the aegis and with the kind support of the PHARE Programme of the European Commission, following the first edition of the <b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.houseofeurope.ro/competition.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000"> European Conference</a> </b>on Competition and Competitiveness (Constanta, 7-10 October 2004), in the presence and with the support of the high representatives of the European Commission, OCDE, Romanian Competition Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and of other competition regulatory bodies from Romania and the New Member States.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">The <b>CEFTAC Platform</b> is designed <span lang="EN-GB">to be an interface between different key actors in the competition field, from the regulatory specialized authorities as the Competition Council and the DG Competition </span> of <span lang="EN-GB">the European </span>Commision<span lang="EN-GB">, to the business environment represented by companies, employer confederations, professional associations and the governmental / non-governmental organisations.</span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">The Platform is aimed to monitor the harmonisation of the legislation in the field of competition and to advocate in favour of a competitive environment for the whole region. </span></font> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">T</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">he <b>Central-European CEFTAC Platform</b> offers concrete solutions to the business environment, in its position as:</span></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber1" height="331"> <tr> <td width="4%" height="16"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/1_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="16"><font face="Arial"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"><b> <font color="#008080">FACILITATOR</font><span style="color: #008080"> </span></b><span style="color: black">of </span><b> <span style="color:black">public relations</span></b><span style="color: black"> and of a more transparent exchange of information;</span></span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="45"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/2_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="45"><font face="Arial"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"><b> <font color="#008080">CATAL</font><span style="text-transform:uppercase"><font color="#008080">yst</font><span style="color:#3366FF"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black">of the</span><b><span style="color:black"> communication flow </span></b><span style="color: black">between the</span><b><span style="color:black"> Competition Council </span> </b><span style="color: black">on the one side, and the </span><b> <span style="color:black">business companies, employers’ and professional organizations</span></b><span style="color: black"> that are preparing to fully enter the European Single Market, on the other side;</span></span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="16"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/3_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="16"><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#008080"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; text-transform: uppercase"> Advocate</span></font><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #3366FF; text-transform: uppercase"> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">for imposing a </span><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">new<span style="text-transform:uppercase"> </span>ethical conduct </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">between the Competition</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black"> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">Council and the companies;</span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="45"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/4_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="45"><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#008080"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">MEDIATOR</span></font><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #3366FF"> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">that will contribute to the prevention and settlement of litigious situations that could affect the stability, credibility and profitability of the companies, knowing in advance and directly from the source the different legal and implementing trespassing of the laws; </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"> </span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="60"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/5_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="60"><font face="Arial"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #008080; text-transform: uppercase"> initiator</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black"> in supporting the managerial transformation of the companies after privatisation, mergers or in avoiding the hyper-concentrations and the accusations of adopting cartel politics on the market, as well as in the fight against unfair competition (see the training sessions to be organised by </span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">EUROLINK<span style="color:black"> under the CEFTAC P<span style="text-transform:uppercase">latform </span>at<span style="text-transform:uppercase"> </span>Timisoara, Sibiu and Ploiesti<span style="text-transform:uppercase">);</span></span></span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="30"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/6_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="30"><font face="Arial"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #008080; text-transform: uppercase"> on-line</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"><font color="#008080"> </font><span style="color: #008080">CONSULTANT</span> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">that will offer, with the support of</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black"> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">its official partners, assistance and real implementation through the complex legislation, for all member companies;</span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" height="45"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"> <img border="0" src="images/deco/7_here.gif" width="15" height="16"></font></td> <td width="96%" height="45"><font face="Arial"><b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #008080">LOBB<span style="text-transform:uppercase">yist</span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #3366FF; text-transform: uppercase"> </span></b> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black">through its</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt; color: #3366FF"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">free-lance consultants that will represent specific interests and relationship of the Romanian INTEREST GROUPS related to the European institutions, which already take and will further take crucial decisions for their activity on the European Single Market.</span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" colspan="2" height="74"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Arial"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">The <b>CEFTAC Platform</b> will promote and support a large variety of actions and events devoted to the acceleration of implementing the acquis communautaire and a faster integration of CEE companies within the European Single Market, respecting the rules, orientations and policies enforced by the EU.</span></font></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="586" colspan="2" height="13" bgcolor="#B3D9D9"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">The <b>Internet Platform</b> is structured on the following main chapters/sections:</font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="586" colspan="2" height="16" bgcolor="#B3D9D9"> <p align="right"><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><span class="text-mic"> | <i>last up-dated: 22 March 2005</i> |</span></font></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="history.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">Project history</a> </strong>: motivation and main issues of the project; guidelines for enforcing </font> </div> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">deterrent and transparency policies.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="ceeforum.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">CEE Forum</a> </strong>: an open and inter-active area for discussions, observations, questions, focused debates on the competition field in CEE region.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="45" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="45"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="stories.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">Success stories</a> </strong>: the presentation of prevention policies of the unfair competition and solutions given to various issues related to anti-trust policies/issues in CEEC to serve as a documentation basis; the ongoing improvement of the legislation and its related implementation regarding the CEE competition.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="60" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="60"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="news.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">Competition news</a> </strong>: monitoring the main news on competition issues of the Romanian newspapers and other relevant regional publications; presentation of important events, training sessions, controversial issues; publication of press releases, announcements, and various reports on competition.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="90" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="90"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="advice.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">Consultancy and Legal Advice</a> </strong>: a corner reserved to replies to the members and visitors, providing orientations and essential recommendations regarding the regulation and implementation of competition, advocacy for a fair and transparent competition, improvement of the competition culture, the role and the competencies of various agencies dealing with competition, the ways to involve the Economic and Social Councils, employer confederations and professional associations in the promotion of competitiveness in the region.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="45" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="45"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a href="practices.htm" target="body" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000"> Good practices</a> </strong>: promotion of best practices and exchanges of experience and achievements in the fields of regulation, inspection and advocacy related to the competition field; presenting methods and measures within the process of privatisation and deregulation.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a target="body" href="euc.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">European Conference </a> </strong>: event organised in Constanta (October 2004), which consists of a three-days conference focused on competition and competitiveness issues.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a target="body" href="eureport.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">Special Report</a> </strong>: a synthesis of main observations, practical conclusions, recommendations and priorities resulting from the works of the European Conference on Competition and Competitiveness.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a target="body" href="seminar.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">European Seminar</a> </strong>: event organised in Bucharest (March 2005), under the High Patronage of the Presidency of the European Union and of the Presidency of Romania.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="30" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="30"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><strong> <a target="body" href="trophies.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000">CEFTAC Trophies</a> </strong>: first edition of the awarding ceremony of the CEFTAC Platform Trophies, organised on the occasion of the European Seminar.</font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="45" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="45"> <div align="left"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font face="Arial"><strong> <a target="body" href="hos_centre.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000"> <span style="font-size: 9pt">Hospitality Centre </span> </a> </strong> <span style="font-size: 9pt">: p</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">roject aimed to support Romania’s upcoming accession to the EU, and afterwards the implementation of the integration process into the Single Market together with the sustainable regional development, according to the European model. </span></font></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="27" height="39" valign="top"><div align="left"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="39"> <div align="left"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><font face="Arial"><strong> <a target="body" href="lobby.htm" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000"> <span style="font-size: 9pt">Lobby Office </span> </a> </strong> <span style="font-size: 9pt">: p</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">roject aimed to support </span><span style="font-size: 9pt">the various </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"> Romania</span><span style="font-size: 9pt">n</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt"> </span> <span style="font-size: 9pt">organisations, companies, interest-groups for achieving a better representation and inter-communication with European Institutions</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 9pt">. </span> </font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="27" height="45" valign="top"><div align="left"> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt"><img src="images/deco/arr42.gif" width="9" height="10"></font></div></td> <td class="text-mic" width="555" height="45"> <div align="left"> <p style="margin-top: 0; 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