The Central European Advocacy for a Fair and Transparent Competition ( CEFTAC ) Platform was established under the aegis and with the kind support of the PHARE Programme of the European Commission, following the first edition of the European Conference 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. The CEFTAC Platform is designed 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 of the European Commision, to the business environment represented by companies, employer confederations, professional associations and the governmental / non-governmental organisations. 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. The Central-European CEFTAC Platform offers concrete solutions to the business environment, in its position as:
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The Internet Platform is structured on the following main chapters/sections: | |||||||||||||||||
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Project history : motivation
and main issues of the project; guidelines for enforcing
deterrent and transparency policies. |
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CEE Forum : an open and inter-active area for discussions, observations, questions, focused debates on the competition field in CEE region. |
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Success stories : 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. |
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Competition news : 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. |
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Consultancy and Legal Advice : 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. |
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Good practices : 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. |
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European Conference :
event organised in Constanta (October 2004), which consists of a
three-days conference focused on competition and competitiveness
issues. |
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Special Report : a
synthesis of main observations, practical conclusions,
recommendations and priorities resulting from the works of the
European Conference on Competition and Competitiveness. |
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European Seminar :
event organised in Bucharest (March 2005), under the High
Patronage of the Presidency of the European Union and of the
Presidency of Romania. |
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CEFTAC Trophies :
first edition of the awarding ceremony of the CEFTAC Platform
Trophies, organised on the occasion of the European Seminar. |
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Hospitality Centre : project 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. |
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Lobby Office : project aimed to support the various Romanian organisations, companies, interest-groups for achieving a better representation and inter-communication with European Institutions. |
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Useful Links : DG Competition – European Commission, Global Competition Forum, Euroactiv, OCDE, International Competition Network, the Council of Foreign Investors in Romania, the Romanian Competition Council, the Italian Competition Council, other Competition Authorities etc. |