Enforcement of Competition Rules in the Association Agreement between the EU & Ukraine

This article analyzes the legal preconditions for the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in the field of competition law with the law of the European Union. Due to its evolution, it is noticeable that competition law has been, and remains, a priority in the harmonization process of Ukrainian leg...

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Main Author: Kseniya Smyrnova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Warsaw 2014-12-01
Series:Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies
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Online Access:https://yars.wz.uw.edu.pl/images/yars2014_7_10/263.pdf
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Summary:This article analyzes the legal preconditions for the harmonization of Ukrainian legislation in the field of competition law with the law of the European Union. Due to its evolution, it is noticeable that competition law has been, and remains, a priority in the harmonization process of Ukrainian legislation. This paper provides a detailed analysis of competition related provisions of the Association Agreement. The latter contains norms on the obligatory approximation of substantial competition law provisions and sets out the necessity to transform their enforcement system. Special attention is paid to the analysis of state aid which currently remains unregulated in Ukraine.
ISSN:1689-9024
2545-0115