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SUMMARY:BECCLE seminar om økonomiske eksperters rolle i den private håndhevelsen av konkurransereglene
DESCRIPTION:BECCLE inviterer til seminar om økonomiske eksperters rolle i saker om erstatning for brudd på konkurransereglene den 16. april kl. 14:00 til 1530. Frode Steen (NHH og BECCLE) og Lars Sørgard (NHH og BECCLE) som begge har vært involvert i denne typen saker som ekspertvitner eller domstolsoppnevnte eksperter\, vil innlede om temaet. \nDet siste ti-året har vi sett en økt aktivitet hva angår erstatningssaker som følger av brudd på konkurranseloven. I slike saker er det krevende å beregne tapet for kundene som følge av bruddet på konkurransereglene. Anslag på tap som følge av konkurransebrudd\, i den grad det skal beregnes\, vil typisk bli gjort av økonomiske eksperter. I dette seminaret vil vi gjennom to eksempler belyse hvilken rolle økonomiske eksperter kan ha i erstatningssaker. Den ene saken omhandler ulovlig prissamarbeid i lastebilmarkedet i flere europeiske land\, en sak som har gått for retten i Norge. Den andre saken omhandler misbruk av dominans i markedet for elektrisk kraft i Danmark\, en sak som har gått for retten i Danmark. \n \n  \nFrode Steen er professor i samfunnsøkonomi ved Institutt for Samfunnsøkonomi på NHH\, og er nå leder for NHHs forskningsprogram FOOD på NHH som er finansiert av NorgesGruppen. Hans forskning og undervisning omhandler konkurranse\, og han har vært mye brukt som ekspertvitne i konkurransesaker. Han representerte Posten i erstatningssøksmålet mot det såkalte  lastebilkartellet som gikk for norske domstoler. \n \n  \nLars Sørgard er professor i samfunnsøkonomi ved NHH\, og hans forskning og undervisning omhandler konkurranse. Han var i perioden 2016-22 konkurransedirektør\, og var i perioden 2022-25 leder for BECCLE. Han var skøndsmann (ekspert oppnevnt av retten) i saken om misbruk av dominans i markedet for elektrisk kraft i Danmark. \n  \nTid: 16. april 2026 kl 14:00-15:30 \nSted: Juridisk Fakultet\, Universitetet i Bergen\, Auditorium 4 \nTema: Økonomiske eksperter i erstatningssaker \nInnledere: Frode Steen og Lars Sørgard \nThe seminar will be streamed on Zoom    \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/beccle-seminar-om-okonomiske-eksperters-rolle-i-den-private-handhevelsen-av-konkurransereglene/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260305T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20260305T100000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20260206T134747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T120041Z
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SUMMARY:Private Enforcement of Competition Law
DESCRIPTION:Private enforcement of competition law\, particularly through damages actions\, has grown significantly across Europe over the past decade. Yet striking the right balance between effective public enforcement and safeguarding the rights of parties harmed by anticompetitive conduct remains a challenge. Despite important legislative initiatives\, such as the Damages Directive from 2014\, access to justice through national courts varies considerably across jurisdictions. \nA key reason is the lack of full harmonization. Procedural autonomy continues to allow divergent national approaches to issues such as litigation funding\, disclosure rules\, and the balance between protecting leniency applicants and enabling effective claimant actions. \n In this seminar\, BECCLE is proud to bring together leading practitioners and scholars in the field of competition law. The programme will provide insight into the current regulatory framework\, covering EU\, EEA\, and Norwegian perspectives\, and examine a broad range of issues related to private enforcement of competition law. Drawing on practical experience\, speakers will discuss how to build a claimant’s case and share concrete case examples\, including insights from the UK system and the latest developments from Brussels. \n The seminar will be chaired by Thomas Vinje\, Senior Counsel at Clifford Chance and external affiliate at the University of Bergen. He will be joined by Nivi Balaji\, Counsel at Clifford Chance; Sean Ennis\, Professor at Norwich Business School\, University of East Anglia; and BECCLE’s own Associate Professor Ingrid Barlund. \n \nTitle: Private Enforcement of Competition Law\nDate and time: Thursday March 5\, 10.00 – 11.30\nLocation: Auditorium 4\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen \nThe seminar will be streamed\, Zoom link
URL:https://beccle.no/event/private-enforcement-of-competition-law/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251217T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251217T100000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20251117T135147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T131309Z
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SUMMARY:BECCLE-seminar om NOU 2025: Revidert konkurranselov
DESCRIPTION:BECCLE ønskjer velkomen til seminar om den heilt ferske NOU-en om revidert konkurranselov. Seminaret finn stad 17. desember kl. 10:00–13:00 i Auditorium 4 ved Det juridiske fakultet\, Universitetet i Bergen. \nSeminaret opnar med ei innleiing ved Kristin Hjelmaas Valla\, utvalsleiar\, som vil presentere dei sentrale forslaga til endringar som utvalet legg fram. Deretter følgjer ein paneldebatt med deltakarar frå både offentleg forvaltning\, akademia og privat næringsliv. \nPaneldeltakarar: \n\nKristin Hjelmaas Valla\, utvalsleiar og partnar i Advokatfirmaet Kvale\nHans Petter Håvås Hanson\, utvalsmedlem og sjefsøkonom i Konkurransetilsynet\nRonny Gjendemsjø\, leiar av BECCLE og professor ved Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\nHelge Stemshaug\, partnar i Advokatfirmaet BAHR\nKarin Fløistad\, leiar av Konkurranseklagenemnda og advokat\nMarte Brathovde\, advokatfullmektig hos Regjeringsadvokaten\n\nModerator: Lars Sørgard\, styreleiar ved BECCLE og professor i økonomi ved NHH. \n       \nDet blir enkel servering. \nPåmelding for både fysiske og digitale deltakarar: \nMeld deg på via lenka  under innan  12. desember:\npåmelding avsluttet \nStreaming \nSeminaret blir direktesendt her: https://uib.zoom.us/j/67245423982?pwd=qZJnouw32Ce2BPtvbrEhQkKdFTJ655.1 \nVELKOMMEN!
URL:https://beccle.no/event/beccle-seminar-om-nou-2025-revidert-konkurranselov/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Ronny Gjendemsj%C3%B8":MAILTO:ronny.gjendemsjo@uib.no
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251118T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20251118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20251009T112647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T112647Z
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SUMMARY:Pricing in petrol markets
DESCRIPTION:BECCLE would like to welcome you to this joint BECCLE and NHH (Micro research group) seminar on the pricing in petrol markets\, which will take place at NHH on November 18. \nFor a long time there has been debate in many countries about the pricing in petrol markets. One question that has been frequently discussed\, is whether the petrol price cycles that have been observed in many countries\, is a sign of competition or collusion. At this seminar\, Yiming Liu will discuss pricing behavior in petrol markets\, with a particular focus on how behavioral models can help us to understand the toughness of price competition in these markets. \nYiming Liu\, post doc at the Humboldt University of Berlin. \nTitle: Pricing in petrol markets\nSpeaker: Yiming Liu\, post doc at the University of Humboldt\nDate and time: November 18\, 12.15-13.30\nLocation: Department of Economics at NHH\, Room E209/E210 \nAbstract of paper:\nWe show how cognitive constraints systematically shape pricing behavior in a firm with over 20\,000 gas stations. Consistent with insights from behavioral models of bounded rationality\, station managers with lower cognitive skills have biased mental models. These underestimate competitor sophistication and competitor retaliation for price cuts\, and thus place more confidence in the efficacy and profitability of low prices. In the field\, managers with lower cognitive skills set lower prices\, and engage in more price wars. The resulting lower prices reduce profits and producer surplus\, but increase consumer surplus and improve overall market efficiency.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/pricing-in-petrol-markets/
LOCATION:Room E209/E210\, Department of Economics\, Norwegian School of Economics\, Helleveien 30\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250911T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250911T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20250904T114419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T100955Z
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SUMMARY:Google Android – Approaching the end of the saga?
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nADVOCATE GENERAL KOKOTT SAYS THE COURT OF JUSTICE SHOULD DISMISS GOOGLE’S APPEAL AND UPHOLD THE JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT \nThomas Vinje\, Professor II on the Faculty of Law at UiB and BECCLE\, and Senior Counsel / Chair Emeritus of Clifford Chance’s Global Antitrust Group\, visits BECCLE to discuss the key issues addressed by Advocate General Kokott in her opinion in case C-738/22 P\, Google Android. Thomas will discuss\, in particular\, AG Kokott’s positions on the two issues raised in Google’s Android appeal that are generally regarded as having great significance for the future of Article 102 jurisprudence\, namely: \n\nWas the Commission required to undertake a (but-for) counterfactual analysis proving how Google might have behaved had it not adopted the contested abusive conduct\nWere the Commission (and the General Court) required to extend their examination beyond the capacity of Google’s tying conduct to restrict competition and to assess whether that conduct was capable specifically of foreclosing competitors as efficient as Google?\n\nThomas filed the complaint on behalf of FairSearch against Google that led the European Commission to pursue its case against Google on its Android-related conduct.  He pursued the complaint throughout the administrative proceedings leading to the Commission’s decision against Google and represented FairSearch in support of the European Commission in Google’s appeal before the General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union. \nLocation: Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen\, Auditorium 3\nWhen: Thursday 11. september\,  12.15-13.30 \nVinje’s presentation \nThe seminar will be streamed and a zoom link will come here: https://uib.zoom.us/j/64389983842?pwd=xWVOTebdnBMnWJvFs8mYPEm8wyWfy4.1
URL:https://beccle.no/event/google-android-approaching-the-end-of-the-saga/
LOCATION:Auditorium 3\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Ronny Gjendemsj%C3%B8":MAILTO:ronny.gjendemsjo@uib.no
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250821T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250821T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20250616T080744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T130651Z
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SUMMARY:Data Protection\, Competition and Consumer Law Interplay in a Data-Driven Economy: Evidence from Ukraine and Norway
DESCRIPTION:This seminar seeks to foster critical discussion among scholars\, practitioners and regulatory experts on the legal and institutional frameworks governing digital markets\, with the aim of gaining insights from Norway. Speakers from Ukraine will address the challenges of war for the data-driven economy and the impact of data protection and competition law. This will be followed by a round of reflections from a Norwegian perspective. \nPROGRAMME\nWar and the Data-Driven Economy: Challenges and Solutions \nDr. Liudmyla Petrenko \n\nProfessor\, Department of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship\, Kyiv National Economic University after Vadym Hetman (KNEU); Visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich\, Germany)\, 2022-2025\n\n \nThe presentation examines how Ukrainian digital platforms have strategically leveraged user data\, regulatory frameworks\, and innovative governance models to drive business growth and resilience in wartime conditions. Drawing on recent trends: The e-commerce market rose to nearly $4 billion in 2024\, marking a ~30% YoY increase\, driven by digital payments\, mobile commerce\, and omnichannel approaches. The IT and fintech sector\, contributing almost 5% to GDP\, reached $8 billion in revenue in 2023\, underscoring the sector’s economic significance. The analysis emphasizes how digital technologies facilitated economic continuity\, enabling remote work\, sustaining export revenues\, and supporting domestic consumption through innovative online platforms. Additionally\, it addresses significant challenges\, such as infrastructure damage\, human capital loss\, and cybersecurity threats\, detailing Ukraine’s adaptive strategies including cloud migration\, international collaboration\, and enhanced digital governance. The study concludes by reflecting on how the crisis has accelerated digital transformation\, creating lasting structural changes and global integration opportunities vital for Ukraine’s post-war economic recovery. \nData Protection and Competition Law: Cross-Regulatory Solutions for Ukraine \nDr. Nataliia Mazaraki \n\nChair of the International\, civil and commercial law department\, State University of Trade and Economics\, Visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich\, Germany)\, 2022-2025\n\n \nThe analysis identifies opportunities for cross-regulatory cooperation between Ukraine’s competition authority and data protection agencies\, suggesting integrated regulatory approaches to effectively manage digital market power and safeguard personal data—essential components of Ukraine’s digital transformation and European integration. The research highlights cases and key regulatory trends in Ukrainian digital markets and data governance: (1) BlaBlaCar antitrust case (2025) – the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) fined the local operator approximately ₴424\,000 for failing to provide requested competition information\, marking the first enforcement action in the online P2P mobility sector and signaling broader scrutiny of digital platforms; (2) Kyiv Digital vs. MIA platform bias (2025) – AMCU issued formal recommendations to prevent state-led favoritism toward the MIA’s driving simulator app over private competitors\, reinforcing the application of competition rules to government-backed platforms. Legal and market trends illustrate a dynamic shift\, as Ukraine’s legal system actively shapes the governance of digital platforms by embedding competition and data protection principles into its digital economy framework: (а) Expanding AMCU enforcement – In 2024\, the AMCU handled 312 information-related cases in digital markets\, signaling a shift from traditional cartel oversight toward platform-centric regulation; (b) GDPR-aligned reforms – Draft Law № 8153 (2022) introduces new rights\, breach notification requirements\, and expanded definitions\, deepening alignment with EU standards; (с) Digital public law innovation – Ukraine enacted laws on electronic documents and e-justice\, supported by the Diia platform\, enabling paperless courts and digital state services even during wartime; (d) Platform strategy meets legal control – Both state and private platforms are increasingly integrating AI-driven operations\, privacy-by-design principles\, and anti-bias compliance measures in response to AMCU enforcement and GDPR-style regulations. \nShort comment from the NorwegianCompetition Authority (Konkurransetilsynet) \nRound table discussion \n\nModerated by Liliia Oprysk\n\nDate: 21 August 2025 \nTime: 10.00-12.00 \nVenue: Library at the Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen \nRegistration HERE \nThe seminar will not be streamed
URL:https://beccle.no/event/data-protection-competition-and-consumer-law-interplay-in-a-data-driven-economy-evidence-from-ukraine-and-norway/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Conference,Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250319T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250319T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20250123T122916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T122348Z
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SUMMARY:DG Comp from the inside
DESCRIPTION:Copyright: APCO Worldwide \nCecilio has over three decades of experience as an antitrust enforcer and regulator at the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission. In conversation with Madero\, he will take us behind the scenes of how a competition law case is processed at the DG Comp.  \nCecilio Madero Villarejo is senior counsel at APCO Worldwide since March 2023. He has over three decades of experience as an antitrust enforcer and regulator at the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission. \nThe seminar will be a joint BECCLE-seminar and LLM-event. \n  \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/dg-comp-from-the-inside/
LOCATION:Auditorium 3\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Conference,Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250220T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20250220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20250202T113622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T092005Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Misbruk av dominans og ytelsesbasert konkurranse
DESCRIPTION:Copyright: Eurac Research \nEU-kommisjonen har kommet med utkast til retningslinjer for misbruk av dominans (artikkel 102 i TFEU). Dette utkastet er av mange blitt tolket som at EU-kommisjonen nå i mindre grad enn det som fremkommer i deres veiledningsnotat (‘guidance paper’) fra 2008 vil basere seg på en effekt-basert analyse når de skal avgjøre om det dominerende firma sin adferd er lovstridig. Det er for eksempel satt opp to vilkår for at det skal være misbruk\, der ett av dem er at det ikke er ytelsesbasert konkurranse (competition on the merits). I dette seminaret vil det bli drøftet hvordan vilkåret for å konstatere misbruk skal forstås\, herunder om utkastet til retningslinjer sin definisjon er i tråd med rettspraksis. \nInnledere vil være professor Erling Hjelmeng fra Universitet i Oslo og professor Ronny Gjendemsjø fra Universitet i Bergen\, og seminaret vil bli ledet av professor Lars Sørgard ved Norges Handelshøyskole. \nTema: Misbruk av dominans og ytelsesbasert konkurranse\nInnledere: Professor Ronny Gjendemsjø\, Universitetet i Bergen og Erling J. Hjelmeng\, Universitetet i Oslo.\nSted: Biblioteket\, Juridisk Fakultet\, Universitetet i Bergen\nNår: Torsdag 20. februar kl 14.30-16.00 \nPowerpoint-presentasjoner fra seminaret: \nRonny Gjendemsjø:\nBECCLE seminar ytelsesbasert konkurranse \nErling J. Hjelmeng:\nComp on the merits 200225
URL:https://beccle.no/event/seminar-misbruk-av-dominans-og-ytelsesbasert-konkurranse/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241205T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241205T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20241116T131105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241117T120739Z
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SUMMARY:The Draghi Report and the future of Competition Policy and State Aid in Europe
DESCRIPTION:Copyright: European Commission \nThe Draghi Report was submitted to the European Commission in September this year\, and it is an important input for the commission’s future work on competitiveness for Europe. Competition Policy is one of the issues discussed in the report. Although the report in general is in favor of an active and strict competition policy\, there are some proposals that would lead to a less strict competition policy. In particular\, the focus on firm scale – having large European firms to compete against foreign firms – will  de facto  lead to a less strict merger control. In the report the telecom sector is mentioned as one sector where scale in Europe is too limited\, and where it is a need for mergers and acquisitions between European firms. \n  \nIn this seminar\, Tommaso Valletti will comment on the proposals in the Draghi report\, generally about competition policy and state aid and in particular on merger control and the telecom sector. Valletti is professor at Imperial College London and adjunct professor at Norwegian School of Economics and BECCLE. He has for three years served as the chief economist in European Commission (Directorate General for Competition).  \nThere will be time for comments and questions from the audience. \nDate and Time: Thursday\, December 5\, from 12:00 to 13:30\nLocation: The Library\, 5th Floor\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen \nWe look forward to your participation. For those unable to attend in person\, the seminar will be streamed live via Zoom. Please follow this link to join us. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/the-draghi-report-and-the-future-of-competition-policy-and-state-aid-in-europe/
LOCATION:Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes Plass 1\, Bergen\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241112T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241112T101500
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20241028T141358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241118T102222Z
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SUMMARY:Google Shopping: The Final Word from the Court of Justice - Consequences for the Future of Article 102
DESCRIPTION:Copyright: Google LLC \nIn September 2024\, the European Court of Justice upheld the European Commission’s decision finding that Google had abused its dominant position in online search markets by favoring its own shopping service over those of its competitors in its general search results. The judgment addressed several of the most contested issues regarding the meaning of Article 102 and its enforcement. \nThomas Vinje will discuss the recent judgment and its meaning for the application of Article 102. Thomas represented the international trade association FairSearch in this case before the European Commission and the original complainant in the case (Foundem) before the European General Court and the Court of Justice. For a comprehensive overview of Thomas Vinje’s biography\, please follow the link. \n  \n  \nOur seminar will focus on the key issues resolved in the judgment\, including the following: \n\nWhen does a dominant company’s favouring of its own products or services constitute an abuse under Article 102? Does the Google Shopping judgment mean that a dominant company may never favour its own products or services?\nWhat are the limits of the Bronner doctrine on refusals to supply?\nWhat constitutes conduct by a dominant company that is not “on the merits” (which is one of the two basic criteria in determining whether a dominant company has infringed Article 102)? What factors may the Commission take into account in assessing whether conduct falls outside “competition on the merits”?\nWhat must the Commission do to establish a causal link between the practices at issue and the alleged effects thereof? In particular\, must the Commission in all cases undertake a counterfactual analysis to show how the market would have developed absent the conduct?\nIs there any general requirement in Article 102 cases for the Commission to prove that the relevant conduct would exclude as-efficient competitors?\nFinally\, what implications does the Google Shopping judgment have for the Draft Guidelines on the Application of Article 102 recently published by the European Commission? More generally\, we expect to discuss whether the Commission has adopted a valid approach to Article 102 case law in its draft Guidelines\n\nProfessor Ronny Gjendemsjø will be chairing the event. \nTime and place:\nUniversity of Bergen\, Faculty of Law\nTuesday November 12 10:15-12:00\, Auditorium 3 \n\nTo watch the recording of this lecture\, please follow the link.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/google-shopping-the-final-word-from-the-court-of-justice-consequences-for-the-future-of-article-102/
LOCATION:Auditorium 3\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241003T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20241003T154500
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
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UID:7490-1727964000-1727970300@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Seminar om arbeidsmarkedet og fusjonskontrollen
DESCRIPTION:De siste årene har det internasjonalt blitt mer fokus på konkurransepolitiske inngrep i arbeidsmarkedet. Både i Europa og USA har det blitt grepet inn mot tilfeller der arbeidsgivere blir enige om å ikke konkurrere om arbeidskraften (‘no poaching’ avtaler). De nye retningslinjene for fusjonskontroll i USA er tydelige på at det kan gripes inn mot fusjoner og oppkjøp som er skadelige for arbeidstakerne. Spørsmålet vi stiller på dette seminaret er hvorvidt en i Europa\, og ikke minst i Norge\, bør og kan fokusere mer på arbeidsmarkedet i fusjonskontrollen. Er det særskilte forhold i Norge som gjør det mindre aktuelt med et slikt fokus her? Hvordan skal en evt avveie hensyn til sluttbrukerne og hensynet til arbeidstakerne? Er det mulig innenfor dagens regelverk å gripe inn på tilsvarende måte som det som skisseres i de amerikanske retningslinjene for fusjonskontroll? \nProfessor Lars Sørgard fra Norges Handelshøyskole og BECCLE og professor Ronny Gjendemsjø fra Universitetet i Bergen og BECCLE vil innlede med å belyse problemstillingen fra henholdsvis et økonomisk og juridisk perspektiv. Deretter vil sjeføkonom Hans-Petter Hanson i Konkurransetilsynet og partner Beret Sundet i advokatfirmaet BAHR gi sine kommentarer\, etterfulgt av en diskusjon mellom de fire. Det vil også bli åpnet for spørsmål og kommentarer fra salen. Møteleder vil være førsteamanuensis Ingrid Barlund fra Universitetet i Bergen. \nFølg linkene nedenfor for å laste ned Powerpoint-presentasjonene til seminarets deltakere:\n \nLars Sørgard – Arbeidsmarkedet og fusjonskontrollen \nRonny Gjendemsjø – Fusjonskontroll og arbeidsmarkedet \nBeret Sundet – Arbeidsmarkedet og fusjonskontrollen \nHans-Petter Håvås Hansson (oppdateres etterhvert) \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/arbeidsmarked-og-konkurransepolitikk/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240321T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20240321T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20240307T090358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T121909Z
UID:7364-1711024200-1711029600@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Informasjonsutveksling som ei føremålsovertreding. Bokdatabase-saka under lupa.
DESCRIPTION:  \nBECCLE inviterer til seminar om Bokdatabase-saka\, og korleis saka er med på å klarleggje grensene for når informasjonsutveksling om pris utgjer ei føremålsovertreding etter konkurranselova § 10. Sentralt i denne saka var spørsmålet om det dreia seg om informasjon om framtidige eller noverande prisar\, og tilgjengelegheita av denne informasjonen. \n  \n  \nInnleggshaldarar er: \nJuridisk direktør hos Konkurransetilsynet\, Karin Stakkestad Laastad\, \n \nog \nPartnar i Wikborg Rein\, Preben Milde Thorbjørnsen. \n \nEtter innlegga blir det høve til å stille faglege spørsmål og diskusjon. \n  \nLink for livestream
URL:https://beccle.no/event/informasjonsutveksling-som-ei-foremalsovertreding-bokdatabase-saka-under-lupa/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231129T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20231115T141417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T141417Z
UID:7271-1701260100-1701271800@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Storage and Renewable Energies: Friends or Foe?
DESCRIPTION:On November 29 Natalia Fabra\, professor at Universidad Carlos III and professor II at NHH/BECCLE\, will hold a seminar about market power in the power market. In particular\, she will focus on the challenge associated with investment in intermittent power production (wind and solar)\, and at the same time invest in storage of energy \nThis is a joint seminar with CBE (Center for Business Economics) at NHH. \nYou can read the paper HERE. \nThe seminar will not be streamed.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/storage-and-renewable-energies-friends-or-foe/
LOCATION:Room E209/E210\, Department of Economics\, Norwegian School of Economics\, Helleveien 30\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231121T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231121T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230925T111338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T142555Z
UID:7230-1700568900-1700573400@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Cultural exception? The impact of fixed book price regulation on prices and variety
DESCRIPTION:On November 21 Tommaso Valletti\, professor at Imperial College London and professor II at NHH/BECCLE will hold a seminar about regulation in the book market. A few years ago Italy allowed for fixed book prices\, where publishers set prices in the book stores. In this seminar Tommaso Valletti will use a detailed data set to present evidence on how such a regulation affected book variety and prices. \nThis is a joint seminar with CBE (Center for Business Economics) at NHH. \nThe seminar will not be streamed. \nProfessor Valetti has co-authored an article on the subject. The abstract of the article is as following: \nFixed book price (FBP) agreements are a form of resale price maintenance commonly applied to books in various countries. FBP restricts retail price competition with the aim of promoting book production variety. Yet\, despite its popularity and application in many countries\, there is no empirical evidence on its effects. We offer systematic evidence on the impact of FBP on book variety and prices using a detailed new dataset from Italy that includes the universe of books published and bought\, before and after the introduction of FBP. Our results indicate that FBP raises prices without significantly affecting the number of new books published in the marketplace. However\, it also increases considerably the variety of books actually bought\, especially from independent bookstores.  We estimate a structural model of demand that accounts for both effects\, finding that consumers overall benefited from the regulation \nPlace: Department of Economics at NHH\, Room E209 \nTime: Tuesday November 21 at 12.15-13.30
URL:https://beccle.no/event/the-impact-of-fixed-book-price-regulation-on-prices-and-variety-evidence-from-the-italian-book-market/
LOCATION:Room E209/E210\, Department of Economics\, Norwegian School of Economics\, Helleveien 30\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231026T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20231026T123000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230908T093426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T171251Z
UID:7192-1698312600-1698323400@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Mot ein sterkare offentlegrettsleg administrativ handheving av konkurransereglane
DESCRIPTION:Innanfor konkurranseretten har det dei siste åra skjedd ei tildeling og forskyving av makt til administrative konkurransestyresmakter både overnasjonalt og nasjonalt i Europa. Gjennom ECN+ direktivet har den offentlege desentraliserte handhevinga i det administrative sporet blitt styrka\, og gjennom regelverk slik som DMA har Kommisjonen utvida si sentraliserte handhevingsmyndigheit av digitale teneste. I Noreg er ingen av desse regelverka implementerte endå\, men vi ser dei same tendensane gjennom debattane som går i desse dagar om blant anna handhevingsverktøy som marknadsetterforsking og personstraff. \nMedan marknadsetterforskingsverktøyet gir Konkurransetilsynet vid myndigheit til å gripe inn i marknader utan at konkurranseforboda er brotne og sånn sett søkjer å rettleie marknader før konkurransesituasjonen forverrast\, utgjer personstraff ein meir klassisk sanksjon som kjem inn etter at eit av forboda er brotne både for å straffe dei som har gjort urett og avskrekke andre frå å gjere same økonomiske kriminalitet. Gjennomgåande for desse regelverka er at forvaltninga inntek rollar som tradisjonelt ligg til påtalestyresmakter og domstolsapparatet. Dette reiser ei rekkje prinsipielle spørsmål om maktbalanse\, kontrollmekanismar og retten til rettferdig rettargang\, og kan få konsekvensar både for rettsutvikling\, rettsavklaring og rettsvisse. \nInnleggshaldarar er \n\nProfessor Jon Petter Rui\, juridisk fakultet UiB\n\n \n\nTina Søreide\, Konkurransedirektør\n\n \n\nElin Moen\, partner i BAHR\n\n \n\nVibeke Andersen\, avdelingsdirektør i Konkurranseseksjonen\, i Avdeling for konkurransepolitikk og næringsøkonomi i Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet\n\n \nLink for digital deltagelse \nPROGRAM: \n09:30-09:40: Velkomst og introduksjon – meir makt til forvaltninga\, fordelar og ulemper? Velkomspresentasjonen \n09:35-10:15: Jon Petter Rui presenterer funna i rapport om individuelle sanksjonar for brot på konkurranselova. Kva inneber det å flytte sanksjonar frå strafferettssporet til det administrative sporet? RAPPORTEN \n10:15-10:45: Tina Søreide: Er det eit behov for personstraff og kvifor? Korleis kan handhevingsverktøy som marknadsetterforsking gjere konkurransen meir effektiv? Søreides presentasjon \n10:45-11:00: Pause \n11:00-11:30: Elin Moen: Korleis responderer aktørane i marknaden\, og kva skjer når aktørars fokus skiftar frå forbod til compliance? Moens presentasjon \n11:30-12:00: Vibeke Andersen: Er det behov for nye verkemiddel i konkurransepolitikken? Andersens presentasjon \n12-12:30: Debatt og spørsmål frå salen. Enkel lunsjservering \n  \nVelkommen!
URL:https://beccle.no/event/mot-ein-sterkare-offentlegrettsleg-administrativ-handheving-av-konkurransereglane/
LOCATION:Auditorium 3\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230929T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230912T074617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T170434Z
UID:7198-1695985200-1695992400@beccle.no
SUMMARY:The Digital Markets Act - what now?
DESCRIPTION:  \nFriday September 29th there will be a BECCLE seminar with Thomas Kramler\, head of the unit Digital Platforms III in the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission. Thomas will talk about the genesis of the DMA and its main features\, with emphasis on the interplay with competition law. His unit is responsible for the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act and Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in relation to digital platforms. At the seminar Thomas will take us through the decisions directed at the platform services having been designated gatekeepers\, and the upcoming compliance regime. \n  \n  \nThomas Kramler \nHead of the unit Digital Platforms III in the Competition Directorate General of the European Commission. The unit is responsible for the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act and Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in relation to digital platforms. Before that\, he was Head of the Digital Single Market Task Force responsible for the ecommerce sector inquiry. He holds a law degree and a PhD from the University of Vienna\, Austria\, and has graduated with a Master’s degree in European Community Law from the College of Europe (Bruges). \nPreviously Mr Kramler was deputy head of the unit responsible for antitrust cases in the information industries\, internet and consumer electronics sectors. Before joining the European Commission Mr Kramler worked as agent representing the Austrian government before the European Courts in Luxembourg. \nLink for digital participation \nMr. Kramlers presentation
URL:https://beccle.no/event/the-digital-markets-act-what-now/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230921T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230823T075757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T170525Z
UID:7169-1695306600-1695312000@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Norwegians oppkjøp av Widerøe
DESCRIPTION:Norwegian har inngått avtale om å kjøpe Widerøe for litt over en milliard kroner. Oppkjøpet er meldt til Konkurransetilsynet og krever deres godkjennelse. Det er en konkret vurdering som vil avgjøre om Norwegian får ja til oppkjøpet. På dette seminaret vil vi foreta en prinsipiell diskusjon av de rettslige og økonomiske rammene for et eventuelt inngrep. Vi vil blant annet drøfte tidligere praksis i lignende saker\, hvilken inngrepsterskel som skal legges til grunn i lys av rettspraksis (nå nylig CK Telecom dommen)\, og eventuelt hvilke avhjelpende tiltak som kan være aktuelle. \nFor å belyse saken både fra et rettslig og et økonomisk perspektiv\, vil disse innlede på seminaret: \n\nProfessor Erling J. Hjelmeng\, Universitetet i Oslo (og Norges Handelshøyskole)\nProfessor Lars Sørgard\, Norges Handelshøyskole\n\nDet vil bli åpning for spørsmål og kommentarer fra salen. \nOPPTAK AV SEMINARET \nSeminaret vil foregå: \n\nTid: Torsdag 21. september kl 14.30-16.00\nSted: Auditorium 4\, Juridisk Fakultet\, Universitet i Bergen\n\nSeminaret vil være fysisk\, men vil også bli strømmet. Link for digital deltagelse \nSørgards presentasjon \nHjelmengs presentasjon \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/norwegians-oppkjop-av-wideroe/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230614T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230614T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230605T121118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T053053Z
UID:7123-1686736800-1686744000@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Structural presumptions in merger control?
DESCRIPTION:There is a debate in both the US and Europe about the principles of merger control. One view is that we should move towards having more presumptions in merger reviews\, and then move partly away from a pure effects-based approach. Tommasso Valletti is proposing such a shift in the procedures for merger control. He is professor in economics at Imperial College in London\, adjunct professor at Norwegian School of Economics and BECCLE\, and a former chief economist at DG COMP. \nIn this seminar he will present his view\, where he argues that there should be more structural presumptions in merger control. Your can read about his view HERE. Three Norwegian experts on competition policy will comment on his talk: \n\nDeputy Director Marita Skjæveland\, Norwegian Competition Authority\nPartner Beret Sundet\, BAHR law firm\nPartner Jostein Skaar\, Oslo Economics\n\n  \nThe seminar will be held: \n\nAuditorium 4\, Faculty of Law at University of Bergen\nWednesday June 14 at 10:00-11:45\n\nYou are welcome to attend the seminar physically. Note that it will also be streamed. \nThe seminar can be seen in replay here. \nThe slides can be seen here: Marita Skjæveland\, Jostein Skaar\, Tommaso Valletti
URL:https://beccle.no/event/structural-presumptions-in-merger-control/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230516T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230516T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230419T084259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T114637Z
UID:7068-1684239300-1684243800@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Mergers and Demand-Enhancing Innovation
DESCRIPTION:  \nCANCELLED! (Due to cancelled flight) \nYassine Lefouili from the Toulouse School of Economics will give a seminar on Mergers and Demand-Enhancing Innovation. This is a joint seminar of the Centre for Business Economics (NHH) and BECCLE.  \n  \n  \n  \nAbstract \nWe study the impact of horizontal mergers on merging firms’ incentives to invest in demand-enhancing innovation. In our baseline model\, we identify four effects of a symmetric merger on these incentives: the innovation diversion effect\, the margin expansion effect\, the demand expansion effect\, and the per unit return to innovation effect. We offer sufficient conditions for a merger to reduce or raise merging firms’ incentives to innovate in the absence of spillovers and efficiency gains in R&D\, and find that a comparison between the innovation diversion and price diversion ratios is informative about the impact of a merger on innovation. \n  \nThe seminar will take place on the 16th of May from 12.15 to 13.30 pm at the Department of Economics at NHH\, room E209/210.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/mergers-and-demand-enhancing-innovation/
LOCATION:Room E209/E210\, Department of Economics\, Norwegian School of Economics\, Helleveien 30\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230511T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20230511T114500
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230416T135105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230515T194559Z
UID:7044-1683799200-1683805500@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Energy infrastructure in times of energy and climate emergency
DESCRIPTION:The Research group for Natural Resource Law\, Environmental Law and Development Law and the Bergen Center for Competition Law & Economics (BECCLE)\, had the pleasure of hosting a hybrid webinar on the 11th of May at 10.00 am at the Faculty of Law University of Bergen on Energy infrastructure in times of energy and climate emergency. Three recognized experts presented their perspectives on the topic and the session was accompanied by an interactive Q&A. \nOur speakers (and their topic titles) for this session were (click on the titles to see the presentations): \n\nLars Sørgard\, Professor in Economics (NHH) and leader of the Energy Commission (Norway) – The state’s role in investment in more renewable energy: The Norwegian experience\nRonnie Belmans\, Emeritus Professor in Electrical Energy Systems (KU Leuven) and EnergyVille – Building wind turbines offshore may be the easy part\nVaido Poldoja\, Senior Legal Office (EFTA Surveillance Authority) and State aid expert – State aid news in times of energy and climate transformation\n\nThis session was moderated by Prof. Leigh Hancher (UiB\, Tilburg & FSR). \nAgenda:  \n\n10.00 Doors open\n10.05 Seminar starts\n11.20 Presentations finish\n11.45 Q&A session ends\n\nRecording of the seminar can be seen HERE \nThe seminar was held in the Auditorium of JUS II –  https://goo.gl/maps/spvyZQpHsuDKRApV6 \n  \nAbout our speakers and moderator: \n  \n \nLars Sørgard is professor at Norwegian School of Economics and director of BECCLE. His research field is competition policy\, and he served as the Director General of The Norwegian Competition Authority 2016-22. He has also done research and policy work on the energy market\, now recently he was the leader of the Energy Commission that delivered its report in February this year (NOU 2022:3). \n  \n  \n  \n \nRonnie Belmans received Ronnie Belmans is emeritus full professor at KU Leuven. His research interests include smart grids\, security of energy supply\, techno-economic aspects of the liberalisation of the electricity market and energy system modelling. He was co-founder and chairman of EnergyVille (until 2021)\, a research collaboration in Genk specializing in sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems. From 2017-2022\, he was chairman of the board of directors of the VREG\, the Flemisch regulator for electricity & gas markets. Ronnie is also honorary chairman of the board of directors of the Belgian transmission system operator. \n  \n  \n \nVaido Poldoja is a Senior Legal Officer at the Competition and State aid directorate of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). Among other tasks\, Vaido handles adopting ESA’s new Guidelines on State aid for Climate\, Environmental protection and Energy. Prior to joining ESA\, Vaido worked in various state aid units at the European Commission (DG Competition) and spent several years in private practice at a pan-Baltic law firm in Estonia. \n  \n  \n \nLeigh Hancher is Professor of European Law at the University of Tilburg. She is a part-time Professor at the Florence School of Regulation within the European University Institute and the Director of the FSR Energy Union Law Area. Her research interests include energy market regulation\, EU state aids and energy market governance. She has also been a Professor at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam\, a Visiting Professor at the University of Calgary\, Canada\, Head of Legal at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels and a member of the Dutch Academic Advisory Council (WRR). \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/energy-infrastructure-in-times-of-energy-and-climate-emergency/
LOCATION:Auditoriet\, Jus II\, University of Bergen\, Jekteviksbakken 31\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230412
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20230324T081504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T124835Z
UID:6982-1681171200-1681257599@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Finn/Nettbil saken: Lærdommer fra Høyesteretts dom
DESCRIPTION:I november 2020 forbød Konkurransetilsynet Schibsteds oppkjøp av Nettbil\, basert på at det ville medføre en betydelig begrensning i effektiv konkurranse i markedet. Konkurranseklagenemnda ga i mai 2021 Konkurransetilsynet medhold. Partene anket til Gulating lagmannsrett\, og de fikk i mars 2022 medhold. Staten anket saken inn for Høyesterett\, og Høyesterett forkastet i februar 2023 anken. Det var hovedsakelig basert på at Finn og Nettbils produkter ikke konkurrerte med hverandre. \nI dette seminaret ønsker vi å diskutere Finn/Nettbil saken\, og hvilke implikasjoner Høyesteretts dom får for fremtidige saker om foretakssammenslutninger. For å belyse det både fra et juridisk og økonomisk ståsted\, har vi følgende to innledere: \n\nProfessor Erling Hjelmeng\, Institutt for Privatrett\, Universitetet i Oslo\nProfessor Frode Steen\, Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi\, Norges Handelshøyskole\n\nDet vil bli satt av god tid til spørsmål og innlegg fra salen. \nSeminaret vil bli holdt: \n\nAuditorium 4\, Juridisk Fakultet\, Universitetet i Bergen\nTirsdag 11. april kl 14.15-15.45\n\nSeminaret vil også bli strømmet. Opptaket kan sees her. Lysbildene fra innleggene er vedlagt nedenfor. \nErling Hjelmeng \, Frode Steen
URL:https://beccle.no/event/finn-nettbil-saken-laerdommer-fra-hoyesteretts-dom/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Conference,Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20221021T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20221021T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20220929T081952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T083029Z
UID:6862-1666346400-1666353600@beccle.no
SUMMARY:Market investigation tool in Norway?
DESCRIPTION:Market investigation tool in Norway?\n \nIn recent years\, there has been an ongoing debate about new competition law tools that could complement existing competition law tools. In the EU both the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) have been heavily debated. At the same time there are countries such as Iceland and United Kingdom that already for many years have had a competition tool called “market investigation”. This is a tool that makes it possible to investigate a particular industry\, and propose measures to correct any adverse effect on competition even if there is no established violation of the competition rules. Earlier this year\, the Norwegian Ministry for Industry and Fisheries proposed that the Norwegian Competition Authority should be given the authority to perform market investigations\, similar to the CMA’s model. So far such a new competition tool has not been implemented. The seminar invites to a discussion on the pros and cons of such a new competition tool. To do this\, we have three distinguished speakers: \n\nSenior Director Daniel Gordon\, Competition & Markets Authority\, United Kingdom\nSenior Advisor Hans-Petter Håvås Hanson\, Norwegian Competition Authority\nPartner Kristin Hjelmaas Valla\, Kvale law firm\n\nDaniel Gordon will explain the market investigation tool that has been used in the UK for many years\, while Hans-Petter Håvås Hanson will discuss the main reasons for introducing such a competition tool in Norway. Kristin Hjelmaas Valla will discuss such a competition tool seen from the business society’s perspective. \n\nWhen: Friday October 21\, 10-12 am\nWhere: Auditorium 3\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen\n\nThe seminar will also be streamed HERE.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/6862/
LOCATION:Auditorium 3\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Conference,Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220901T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220901T113000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20220812T111057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T100128Z
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SUMMARY:Er fusjonskontrollen for streng?
DESCRIPTION:Seminar om inngrep mot fusjoner og oppkjøp\nGriper Konkurransetilsynet for ofte inn mot fusjoner og oppkjøp i Norge\, eller burde det blitt grepet enda oftere inn mot fusjoner og oppkjøp? Internasjonalt foregår det en debatt om dette temaet\, der både konkurransejurister og konkurranseøkonomer har ulike synspunkter på om dagens praksis er for streng. Det er også flere eksempler på at inngrep er blitt prøvet ut i rettssystemet. Denne internasjonale debatten er også relevant for Norge\, da vi har harmonisert vår inngrepsterskel med den som er i EU. \n \nDet er også en debatt i Norge om dette temaet\, blant annet som følge av at to forbudsvedtak fra Konkurransetilsynet før sommeren ble opphevet av hhv Konkurranseklagenemnda (DnB/Sbanken\, rettskraftig vedtak) og Gulating lagmannsrett (Finn/Nettbil\, anket til Høyesterett). Vurdert opp mot inngrepsterskelen (den såkalt SIEC – i betydelig grad vil hindre effektiv konkurranse)\, er Konkurransetilsynet for strenge eller for lite strenge? \n  \n  \n  \nVi ønsker å belyse dette spørsmålet både fra et juridisk og et økonomisk ståsted. Innledere er \n\n\n\n\n\nPartner Heidi Jorkjend\, Advokatfirmaet  Thommessen\nProfessor Eirik Østerud\, Institutt for Privatrett\, Universitetet i Oslo\nProfessor Tommy S. Gabrielsen\, Institutt for økonomi\, Universitetet i Bergen\n\n\n\n\n\nSeminaret vil bli holdt \n\nAuditorium 4\, Juridisk Fakultet\, Universitetet i Bergen\nTorsdag 1. september kl 10-11.30\n\nSeminaret vil også bli strømmet. Trykk HER for strømming.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/er-fusjonskontrollen-for-streng/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Joint purchasing of energy in the EU - competition law barriers and geopolitical implications
DESCRIPTION:On the 9th of June\, The Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Economics and the Research Group for Natural Resource Law\, Environmental Law and Development Law hosted a hybrid seminar on joint purchasing of energy with a special focus on competition law barriers and geopolitical implications of joint purchase of gas. \nThere is a public debate now regarding the function that joint gas procurement might play in energy procurement in Europe. This calls for clarification on exactly which problem joint procurement should address\, which entails the scope of gas contracts that would be considered\, economic implications and how implementation might work. \nFor more information about the seminar\, see HERE or check each speaker’s slides (click on the title). The seminar is recorded\, and can be found HERE. \n  \nThe speakers on the seminar were the following: \n\nProfessor Leigh Hancher\, European Law at the University of Tilburg: The joint purchasing options in a moving energy landscape\nAssociate Professor Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen:Competition law and joint purchasing of energy\nProfessor Lars Sørgard\, Norwegian School of Economics and BECCLE: Implications of the decisions for energy markets and Norway\nPartner Monica Syrdal\, Hjort law firm: Organizing joint energy purchasing: practical considerations
URL:https://beccle.no/event/joint-purchasing-of-energy-in-the-eu-competition-law-barriers-and-geopolitical-implications/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220524T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220524T133000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20220317T121022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220317T135021Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar on EU merger control
DESCRIPTION:Tomaso Duso will present his empirical study of EU merger control\, done jointly with Paula Affeldt\, Klaus Gugler and Joanna Piechucka. They analyze more than 1000 mergers scrutinized by the European Commission between 1980 and 2019.  One finding from their study is that they are concerned about the Commission’s merger enforcement being too lax. \nTime: May 24 2022\, 12.15-13.30 \nVenue: Room E209/210\, Norwegian School of Economics \nThis is a joint seminar with Center for Business Economics (CBE) at NHH \n  \nDownload paper here. \n  \nAbstract: Worldwide\, the overwhelming majority of large horizontal mergers are cleared by antitrust authorities unconditionally. The presumption seems to be that efficiencies from these mergers are sizeable. We calculate the compensating efficiencies that would prevent a merger from harming consumers for 1\,014 mergers affecting 12\,325 antitrust markets scrutinized by the European Commission between 1990 and 2018. Compensating efficiencies seem too large to be achievable for many mergers. Barriers to entry and the number of firms active in the market are the most important factors determining their size. We highlight concerns about the Commission’s merger enforcement being too lax.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/beccle-seminar-on-eu-merger-control/
LOCATION:Norwegian School of Economics\, Department of Economics\, Room E209/E210\, Helleveien 30\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220506T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220506T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20220419T115821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220422T123314Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar om prisregulering på dagligvarer
DESCRIPTION:  \nBør innkjøpspriser på dagligvarer reguleres?\nDet har i flere år pågått en debatt angående forskjeller i innkjøpspriser på dagligvarer og hvordan det evt. påvirker konkurransen i dagligvaremarkedet. Denne debatten er nå igjen aktuell\, etter at SV nylig har sendt et representantforslag til Stortinget om å regulere innkjøpspriser på dagligvare. Vi har bedt tre akademikere og tre personer fra bransjen kommentere forslaget fra SV: \nProfessor Espen Moen\, BI\, \nProfessor Øystein Foros\, NHH\, \nFørsteamanuensis Ronny Gjendemsjø\, Universitetet i Bergen\, \nKarl Alveng Munthe-Kaas\, Oda \nStein Rømmerud\, Norgesgruppen \nHelge Hasselgård\, Dagligvareleverandørenes Forening \n  \n  \n  \nSeminaret avsluttes med en paneldebatt ledet av Tor Arne Fanghol fra universitetsavisen Khrono. \nSeminaret kan følges både fysisk og digitalt.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/seminar-om-prisregulering-pa-dagligvarer/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220407T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20220407T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20220317T132054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T110008Z
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SUMMARY:Sustainability and competition law – a conflict?
DESCRIPTION:Professor Maarten Pieter Schinkel \nA more sustainable society is needed to slow down and ultimately reverse the rapid climate change. For firms to become more sustainable\, they are often encouraged to join forces for example by entering sustainability agreements. This triggers the questions of whether the ban on anticompetitive agreements is a problem when faced with these types of climate friendly collaborations\, and if so\, whether competition law should be revised in order to allow for sustainability considerations to be taken into account as possible justifications under the prohibition against anticompetitive agreements. \nBECCLE is pleased to announce a panel of four expert speakers: \n\nProfessor Maarten Pieter Schinkel\, University of Amsterdam (presentation)\nAssociate professor Ronny Gjendemsjø\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen (presentation)\nDirector General Tina Søreide\, Norwegian Competition Authority (presentation)\nPartner Siri Teigum\, Thommessen Law Firm\nLawyer Kristoffer Grøndahl\, Thommessen Law Firm (presentation)\n\n  \nTime: Thursday April 7 at 12:15-14:00 \nVenue: Auditorium 4\, Faculty of Law\, University of Bergen (Magnus Lagabøtes Plass 1) \nYou can also follow the seminar on Zoom. To join us on Zoom\, please follow the invitation link below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nMeeting ID: 614 9628 6840\nPassword: zwzuHDp1
URL:https://beccle.no/event/sustainability-and-competition-law-a-conflict/
LOCATION:Auditorium 4\, Det juridiske fakultet\, UiB\, Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1\, Bergen\, Hordaland\, 5010\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200923T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200923T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20200911T075622Z
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SUMMARY:The role of privacy in competition law
DESCRIPTION:Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE)\, the Research group for EU/EEA Commercial law and the Research group for Information and Innovation law\, are pleased to announce a guest lecture by Ms. Arletta Gorecka\, PhD Candidate in Law at the University of Strathclyde\, Glasgow. In the lecture\, Ms. Gorecka will elaborate on the role of privacy in competition law by presenting two recent cases. The lecture will take place 23. September via Zoom (the link is published below). \n“The relationship between competition law and privacy is still seen as problematic with academics and professionals trying to adequately assess the impact of privacy on the competition law sphere.” Indeed\, it is not difficult to agree with Ms. Gorecka\, whose research is dedicated to the increasingly more interesting interplay between competition law and personal data protection.In June\, Ms Gorecka published a chapter “Is “Privacy” a means to protect the competition or advance objectives of innovation and consumer welfare?” in Maria Tzanou (Ed.)\, Personal Data Protection and Legal Developments in the European Union Hershey\, PA\, IGI Global\, 2020. \nMs. Gorecka will elaborate on the topic by examining two recent cases. The first concerns Facebook\, an online social media and social networking service that does not require any further introduction. On 23 June 2020\, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) provisionally confirmed the allegation of Facebook abusing dominant position as a result of Facebook’s terms of service that allow for the processing and use of user data\, which are collected online outside the Facebook platform. The German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) prohibited Facebook from processing such data without additional consent given by private users. On 23 June the antitrust division of the Federal Court of Justice decided that the Bundeskartellamt’s prohibition can be enforced. \nThe second case concerns the European Commission’s in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google. Fitbit is an American company active in the development\, manufacturing and distribution of wearable devices (both smartwatches and fitness trackers) and connected scales in the health and wellness sector\, as well as in the supply of related software and services. As provided in the press release\, the Commission is concerned that the proposed transaction would further entrench Google’s market position in the online advertising markets by increasing the already vast amount of data that Google could use for personalisation of the ads it serves and displays. As Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager\, responsible for competition policy\, clarified: “The use of wearable devices by European consumers is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. This will go hand in hand with an exponential growth of data generated through these devices. This data provides key insights about the life and the health situation of the users of these devices. Our investigation aims to ensure that control by Google over data collected through wearable devices as a result of the transaction does not distort competition.” \nThe lecture will take place via Zoom. To participate in the lecture\, follow this Zoom link. The Meeting ID is: 615 0939 2478. The password is: 1b927s02.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/the-role-of-privacy-in-competition-law/
LOCATION:Hordaland
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200117T124500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20200117T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20200110T102610Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar on input price discrimination
DESCRIPTION:BECCLE together with the Department of Economics are pleased to invite you to a seminar with Germain Gaudin (Copenhagen Business School) on Friday January 17. Gaudin will present his paper entitled “Input price discrimination\, demand forms\, and welfare’’ (joint work with Romain Lestage). The paper studies industries in which retailers face asymmetric input prices from their upstream suppliers\, such as the Norwegian grocery market. \nPlease note that the venue is the Department of Economics\, University of Bergen (Fosswinckelsgate 14)\, Seminar room 327 (3rd floor). \nAbstract: “In this paper\, we analyse the effects of input price discrimination by an upstream monopolist selling to firms with various degrees of efficiency. When downstream markets are independent\, we first study whether the upstream monopolist has an incentive to reduce or to increase the relative cost difference amongst downstream firms. Then\, we examine the impact of input price discrimination on output and welfare. A key determinant of the effects of input price discrimination on prices\, output\, and welfare is the sum of demand curvature and pass-through elasticity. We apply our findings to the set of demand forms with constant pass-through rates\, as well as other demand forms. We also discuss the cases of demand asymmetries across markets and price competition downstream”. \n  \n 
URL:https://beccle.no/event/seminar-on-input-price-discrimination/
LOCATION:Department of Economics\, University of Bergen\, seminar room 327\, Fosswinckels gate 14\, Bergen\, 5007\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20191017T121500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20191017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T200323
CREATED:20191008T120151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T120151Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar om hvorfor og hvordan man kan stimulere til lokal deltagelse i anskaffelsesprosesser
DESCRIPTION:John Unwing/Unsplash. \n  \n17. Oktober inviterer BECCLE til et seminar om hvorfor og hvordan man kan stimulere til lokal deltakelse i offentlige anskaffelsesprosesser. Seminaret finner sted fra 12:15-14:00 i Auditoriet i Jusbygg II på det juridiske fakultet ved Universitetet i Bergen. Forsker Malin Arve (NHH) vil snakke om hvorfor dette er økonomisk lønnsomt og Ragnhild Kristina Ølstad (Inventura) vil presentere det juridiske handlingsrommet og hvordan man kan stimulere til økt konkurranse og deltakelse. Til sist vil representanter fra Sykehusinnkjøp presentere hvordan de legger til rette for bred deltakelse både fra lokale og nasjonale bedrifter i sine utlysninger.  \nEt argument for å sentralisere innkjøp er stordriftsfordeler\, men faren er at små og lokale bedrifter ikke får mulighet til å delta i konkurransen. \nI fjor fikk Kjetil Smørås og hotellkjeden De Bergenske erfare dette da de ikke fikk delta i konkurransen om en hotellavtale med Helse Bergen. Smørås fikk støtte fra både politikere og Konkurransetilsynet. Dette fikk Sykehusinnkjøp (som var ansvarlig for konkurransen til Helse Bergen) til å se nærmere på hvordan de kan innrette anskaffelser slik at de kan ivareta små og mellomstore kjeder og enkeltstående hoteller. \nSenest i august 2019 ble Kjetil Smørås og De Bergenske utsatt for det samme igjen. Denne gangen i en anbudskonkurranse om hotelltjenester utlyst av Universitets- og høgskolerådet. \nDette seminaret tar for seg hvorfor det er økonomisk lønnsomt å inkludere små og mellomstore bedrifter i anskaffelsesprosessen\, hva loven sier og det juridiske handlingsrommet\, samt vil Sykehusinnkjøp bli brukt som en konkret case for hvordan dette kan gjøres i praksis.
URL:https://beccle.no/event/seminar-om-hvorfor-og-hvordan-man-kan-stimulere-til-lokal-deltagelse-i-anskaffelsesprosesser/
LOCATION:Auditoriet\, Jus II\, University of Bergen\, Jekteviksbakken 31\, Bergen\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Events,Seminar
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