The downloadable materials of the virtual seminar held on 1-2 July 2020 on "Competition Policy Responses to the Crisis" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) through the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest (RCC) in co-operation with the Hungarian Academy of Justice will hold a competition law seminar for judges focusing on “Some Current Issues of Competition Law Enforcement in the Context of Digitisation of the Economy” on 27-28 April 2020 in Budapest, Hungary.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on "Competition Rules and Cases in the Energy Sector" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the RCC-FAS Joint Seminar in Kazan, Russia are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on Competition Enforcement and Advocacy in the Pharmaceutical Sector in Kiev, Ukraine are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges on "Competition Economics" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the "Seminar on Vertical Sales Restrictions and E-Commerce" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the "Meetings of Heads of Agencies" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "Seminar on National Judges and Antitrust Challenges in the Digital Age" are now available to the seminar's participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "Seminar on Merger Control Investigations" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "Introductory Level Seminar – Basic Concepts and Procedures in Competition Law for Young Authority Staff" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on "Cartel Detection Tools" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

We would like to inform you that a few places are still available at the seminar for European judges entitled ’National Judges and Antitrust Damages Litigation’. The deadline for registration has been extended until 5 February 2018. 

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "Competition Rules and the Pharmaceutical Sector" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest (RCC) will hold an advanced level competition law seminar for judges exploring the relationship between “National Judges and Antitrust Damages Litigation” on 23-24 February 2018 in Budapest, Hungary. The seminar will receive funding from the European Union.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "Best Practices in Cartel Procedures" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

The downloadable materials of the seminar on the "OECD Competition Assessment Toolkit" are now available to the seminar’s participants.

Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges

The Role of National Judges in Antitrust Litigation in the Light of the EU Damages Directive

On February 24 and 25, 2017, 31 judges from 18 countries gathered to participate in a seminar organised by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) through the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest. The seminar focused on the role of national judges in antitrust litigation in the light of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (“EU Damages Directive”).