The Emergency Situation Certificate (“ESC”) is a new legal instrument introduced in the Romanian landscape in the extraordinary context of COVID-19 pandemic and the state of emergency that has been declared by the Presidential Decree no. 195/March 16, 2020. … Read moreCOVID 19: The Emergency Situation Certificate
No stop button on competition rules In crisis situations the risks of market operations are higher, thus companies are incentivized to coordinate their behavior or unilaterally impose specific measures. Nonetheless, such practices may have anticompetitive outcome and thus may be… Read moreCOVID-19: Competition Law. Implications
Introductory aspects With an increasing spread of COVID-19, companies are facing complex challenges in their businesses‘ day-to-day operation. For avoiding the risk of infection within their workforce, protecting employees and their business, companies have considered several approaches, including an active… Read moreCOVID-19: Privacy Laws. Implications
First one: Coronavirus & competition – any potential link? Second one – close related with the first one: Breach of Competition Law? “Price gouging” or not? Facts: As a result of the fear generated by the Coronavirus outbreak in Europe in… Read moreCoronavirus & competition. Breach of Competition Law? “Price gouging” or not?
COVID-19 not only represents a worldwide health security issue, but it also triggers significant negative economic consequences as businesses all over encounter disruptions in their activity. European Commission stepped in to mitigate the negative consequences on the economy caused by… Read moreState aid amid COVID-19 outbreak
