Training Activity: “Competition”

The School of Magistrates, on dates 3 and 4 October, 2024, organized the training activity on topic: 

“Aspects of material and procedural law in the field of competition. Economic and legal evaluation of practices in the violation of competition. Discussion of cases of practice.” and “The implementation of the rules of competition for agreements between enterprises and dominant positions. Definition of horizontal and vertical agreements, market definition, abusing behaviors. Discussion of cases of practice.” 

This activity was led by:  

Experts: 

Denar Biba, Enerjeta Shehaj

The purpose of this training was: 

To provide magistrates with deep knowledge on law and policies of competition, including methods to identify and attend violations of fair competition in the market. Training intends to increase their capacities in the efficient application of law, as well as to improve their capacities to interpret complex economic and judicial issues that are related to competition, to provide the protection of free and fair markets. 

The main purpose of this training activity is as follows: 

• Competition authority; Legal framework, Activity of Competition Authority; 
• The abuse with the dominant position on market; 
• Consumer sovereignty; 
• Prohibited agreements; Exceptional case of prohibited agreements;
• Investigation procedure; Obligation for information; Enterprise inspection; Inspection in other environments; Sequestration; The right of parties to be heard; 
• The appeal of decisions of the Competition Commission; Judicial procedure. 

In this training activity participated candidates for magistrate of the third year, judges and prosecutors of the Republic of Albania.