Meet to Compete Competition law and Policy

Transcript:Meet to Compete Competition law and Policy:
Meet to Compete Competition law and Policy Conference on “Tools for the new Rules” François BRUNET Chair, ICC Global Competition Commission 9 -10 May 2024, Opatija Acknowledgements Dunja Šimunić Mehdin, President of the ICC Croatia Competition Commission Igor Mucalo, Vice-president of the ICC Croatia Competition Commission Marina Rožić, Secretary General of CCE and ICC Croatia Mislav Bradvica, Partner, Law firm BMWC 2 Key facts about the ICC Global Competition Commission Priorities: (i) enhance the harmonisation and convergence among jurisdictions in key competition policy areas with the aim to minimise regulatory costs for international companies; and (ii) increase the efficiency of antitrust enforcement at a global level both from a legal and economic perspective. Projects: (i) policy papers and recommendations, (ii) practical tools for business, (iii) international conferences and events, and (iv) regular meetings with antitrust enforcement agencies. To become the interface between global business and international competition authorities. 3 Members of the ICC Global Competition Commission include: 4 Key initiatives of the ICC Global Competition Commission 1. Sustainability Leadership: Paola Pugliese (Brazil, Lefosse), Simon Holmes (UK, CAT judge), Marceline Tournier (Switzerland, Nestlé) 71 members Aim: To address the poor thinking around the role of competition law in promoting sustainability Papers: White paper “When chilling contributes to warming – How competition law acts as a barrier to climate action” (2022) Follow-up paper “Taking the chill factor out of climate action – a progress report” (2023) ICC Comments on the revised JFTC Green Guidelines (2024) Next steps: (i) Further the development of a database of sustainability cases and judgements, (ii) Interacting with regulators (eg, the OECD on sustainability and abuse of dominance). 5 Key initiatives of the ICC Global Competition Commission 2. Digital Economy Leadership: Susan Ning (China, King & Wood Mallesons), Stavroula Vryna/Alex Nourry (UK, Clifford Chance), Carel Maske (US, Microsoft), Georg Boettcher (Germany, Siemens) 98 members Aim: To keep global business diligently informed of the main antitrust enforcement issues and regulatory developments in the digital sector, with a view to foster constructive discussions with the relevant authorities, legal practitioners and policymakers as necessary. Papers: ICC Global report on Competition antitrust enforcement in the digital economy (2023) ICC Response to the European Commission’s call for contributions on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds (2024) Next steps: (i) Continue monitoring and reporting on global progress of digital regulation, including inter alia on cloud computing and AI. (ii) Contribute views and publish