Andrej has extensive international experience, since he has studied and worked in New York, London, Luxembourg and Amsterdam. He specialised in competition and corporate law. As an attorney he has advised numerous leading domestic and foreign corporations on their complex competition law issues, especially on information and communication technology, pharmaceuticals and trade, as well as on the restructuring and regulation of the energy and pharmaceutical sector and additionally on various banking transactions. He is the author of numerous articles and papers, particularly in the field of competition law. In 2012 Hart Publishing published his latest book titled "Information and Communication Technology Networks Industries and EU Competition Policy". He was also a recipient of several prestigious international scholarships, such as Fulbright and Chevning Scholarship. He regularly lectures on international seminars and conferences, and occasionally at the University College London, on its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Besides his advocacy practice in Slovenia, Andrej is also a licensed attorney in New York. Since March 2012 he is a member of the Supervisory Board in Nova KBM d.d., a leading Slovenian bank. As the result of his continuous outstanding work Andrej has been enlisted for the year 2014 to the prestigious list at Chambers and Partners, your guide to the World’s best lawyers, where he was especially praised for his excellent knowledge of the EU Competition Law.
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INTRODUCTION On 9 January 2018, the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as the Court) ruled in case I U 423/2015-48, brought by Telekom Slovenije against the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency’s (hereinafter referred to as SCPA) decision no. (...)
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Introduction On 10 November 2017, the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as the CPA) has adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by GEOPLIN LLC. (hereinafter referred to as GEOPLIN), incumbent gas importer and supplier in the (...)
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Introduction The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted in May 2017 the Act amending the Prevention of the Restriction of Competition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Competition Act), thus completing the process of implementing the Directive 2014/104/EU of the European (...)
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Introduction In SAZAS case, the Slovenian Competition Protection Office (hereinafter referred to as the CPO) adopted a partial administrative decision in April 2011 (Case 306-35/2009-108), finding that Združenje skladateljev, avtorjev in založnikov za zaščito avtorskih pravic Slovenije (...)
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Introduction On 5 May 2016 the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as the CPA) adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Hyundai Avto trade d.o.o. (hereinafter referred to as HAT), an authorised distributor of Hyundai motor vehicles (...)
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Introduction In SAZAS case, the Slovenian Competition Protection Office (hereinafter referred to as the CPO) adopted a partial decision in April 2011 (Case 306-35/2009-108), finding that Združenje skladateljev, avtorjev in založnikov za zaščito avtorskih pravic Slovenije (hereinafter referred to (...)
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In PRO PLUS case, the Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as the CPA) adopted a prohibition decision in April 2013 (Case 306-90/2009), finding that PRO PLUS, i.e. Produkcija Plus, a leading broadcasting and internet media company in Slovenia, which is part of the (...)
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On 26 November 2013, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Slovenia ruled in case G 9/2012, Telekom Slovenije v. Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as CPA). The Supreme Court annulled the CPA’s decision (Case 306-14/2009), which found anti-competitive conduct on the (...)
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The New Prevention of the Restriction of Competition Act (“New Competition Act”) compared with the old Competition Act introduces several novelties into Slovenian legal system. It includes precise definition of terms and measures used in the new Competition Act, brings the competition legislation (...)
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This case started in October 2004, when the Slovenian Competition Authority (“SCA”) under its official authority started the proceedings on the basis of article 10 of the Slovenian Prevention of the Restriction of Competition Act (“SPRCA”) concerning abuse of dominance. The proceedings were (...)
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This case started in August 2006, when cinema distributor of films Blitz complained to the Slovenian Competition Authority (“SCA”) about the abusive practices of company Kolosej in the market for cinema exhibition of films in Slovenia. The SCA started the proceeding on the basis of article 10 of (...)
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This case started in December 2003, when company Primozic complained to the Slovenian Competition Authority (“SCA”) about the abusive practices of public utility company JKP Log in the market for cemetery and funeral services in three counties in eastern Slovenia. The SCA started the proceeding (...)
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This case started in May 2006, when the Slovenian Competition Authority on the basis of information from the media and its statutory duty started the proceedings on finding whether decisions of four major Slovenian banks on introduction of new ATM fee for withdrawing cash to their retail (...)
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This case started in December 2005, when packaging waste processing service provider Intersoh complained to the Slovenian Competition Authority (“SCA”) about the abusive practices of its rival Slopak in the market for processing packaging waste, which is not communal waste. The SCA started the (...)
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This case started in May 2005, when the Slovenian Competition Authority on the basis of its statutory duty started the proceedings on finding whether the decision of the Bank Association of Slovenia (“BAS”) on introduction of new joint banking product - BankKredit, represents restrictive (...)
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Slovenian Competition Authority (“Urad Republike Slovenije za varstvo konkurence”), October 4th 2006, Decision n° 306-42/2006-76 (not published at the date of release of this comment): see the Press release On 4th October 2006 the Slovenian Competition Authority (“SCA”), on the basis of (...)
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This case started in February 2005, when a small independent book publisher Piano complained to the Slovenian Competition Authority that General conditions of operation of Slovenian book market, especially the provisions on uniform price and maximum discount, represents restrictive agreement (...)
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Zdravilisce Lasko (hereinafter, “Lasko”), a company, whose main business activity is tourism and health spa services, lodged on 23 September 2005 a complaint before the Slovenian Competition Authority against the Skupnost slovenskih naravnih zdravilisc(“the ASNHS”), a business association of 13 (...)
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This case started in 2003, when mobile phone operator Western Wireless International complained to the Slovenian Competition Authority about the abusive pricing practices, cross-subsidizing of different telecommunication services and restrictive contracts condition of its rival Mobitel on the (...)
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