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Competition Law Course

Overview

This online Competition Law course will help employees fulfil their legal and ethical responsibility to guard against breaches of antitrust and competition laws.

Course Objectives

This course provides a comprehensive overview of competition law, equipping participants with the knowledge to identify and avoid anti-competitive practices. Learners will explore key concepts such as market definition, abuse of dominant position, and the distinction between pro-competitive and anti-competitive agreements. The training covers EU competition law, enforcement mechanisms, and real-world examples of violations, including price fixing, bid collusion, and inappropriate internal communications. By the end of the course, employees will understand how competition law affects their role, the consequences of non-compliance, and how to uphold ethical standards in dealings with customers and competitors.

Content

What is Anti-Trust and Competition Law

  • The regulation
  • How Antitrust and competition laws and regulations ensure healthy competition in the open market.

Dealing with customers

  • Key elements of antitrust and competition rules and regulations concerning dealings with customers.
  • Exclusivity agreements.
  • Anti-competitive agreements.
  • Pro-competitive arrangements.
  • Abuse of a dominant position.

EU Competition Law

  • Recent fines.
  • How does EU Competition Law affect you?
  • What can the EU Commission do?
  • Can individuals be held responsible?

Dealing with Competitors

  • Consequences of entering into anti-competitive agreements.
  • Price fixing.
  • Sharing markets.
  • Comparing pricing.
  • Bid collusion.

Communication

  • Real-life examples that illustrates the consequences of including anti-competitive language in an internal communication.

You will learn how to

  • By the end of this course, you will understand Key concepts of competition policy and economics.
  • Definition of the relevant market.
  • The abuse of a dominant market position.
  • Public and private enforcement of competition rules.
  • EU competition law rules.

Audience

This course is designed for employees across all departments. Especially those involved in sales, procurement, legal, and management who need to understand and comply with antitrust and competition laws in their daily business activities.

Classroom and Virtual training options

Online Course Materials

Duration

1 hour

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