Competition law romania

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By the Decision of the RCC no. 49/2014, Opti Media was sanctioned for violating national and European competition law, consisting of an agreement aimed at eliminating from the market of marketing media services in Romania of competing media agencies, belonging to or being affiliated to The Group.

In 2020, the staff of the Romanian competition authority represented 343 employees, divided in directions, services and compartments. 131.
The staff of Romanian competition authority consists of civil servants, public managers and contractual staff.
The competition inspectors represent 67.9 % of the total number of staff.

Against this background, merger clearance has seen a significant increase in 2019 (of approximatively 31%), with the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) having approved a total of seventy-five mergers and being expected to maintain a similar pace for 2020.
The transactions notified to the RCC were not generally found to raise competition concerns.

The staff of Romanian competition authority consists of civil servants, public managers and contractual staff.
The competition inspectors represent 67.9 % of the total number of staff.
As regards the professional background of the competition inspectors, most of them are economists (45.1%), followed by legal experts (19.2%). 132.