Sergey Glushchenko is of counsel at Asters competition/antitrust practice. He is based in Kiev. He has experience of advising in relation to Ukrainian competition law on matters including merger control, abusive conduct, restrictive practices, commercial agreements and compliance issues. Prior to joining Asters, Sergiy completed internships at Stibbe (Amsterdam) and Mishcon de Reya (London), as well as worked in the competition law groups of leading Ukrainian law firms. He holds LLM in International Competition Law from City University London.
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Headnote: In December 2014, Ukraine International Airlines PJSC (UIA) submitted a complaint against Lukoil Aviation Ukraine LLC (Lukoil) to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC). Having reviewed the complaint and conducted relevant investigation, the AMC imposed fine on Lukoil in the (...)
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Ukraine: AMC sector inquiry gives guidance on state support measures in energy sector* On 30 December 2016, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) published a report on its inquiry into State support measures in the energy sector. With a 2 August 2017 deadline just around the corner, the (...)
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On 28 November 2016 the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) launched public consultations on the draft Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The draft Guidelines, prepared in cooperation with the Competition Council of the Republic of Lithuania, Bundeskartellamt and the US Federal Trade (...)
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Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine - What is behind EUR 7 million fine on seven alleged road fuel cartelists?* On 28 October 2016, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) fined seven companies, including Shell and SOCAR, a total of approx. EUR 7 million for alleged concerted practices. The (...)
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On 19 August 2016 the new Merger Regulation became effective in Ukraine. It simplifies the merger review procedure in two ways. First, in most cases, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) reduces the amount of information required from the parties. Second, the AMC takes measures to (...)
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On 31 March 2016, the Kiev Commercial Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") quashed the ruling of the Kiev Commercial Court (the "Lower Court") upholding the decision of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the "AMC") in the case involving allegations that certain trade chains had (...)
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On 18 March 2016, a law amending the Ukrainian merger control rules was published. It becomes effective on 18 May 2016 – in 2 months following its publication. I. Key takeaways: Below are the main changes: (i) improvement of notifiability thresholds; (ii) removal of market share-based (35%) (...)
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Facts of the Case: On 22 January 2016, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the AMC) announced a prohibition decision with a record fine on PJSC GAZPROM (Gazprom). This is a result of the investigation launched by the AMC in April 2015 upon request of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. (...)
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Headnote: The decision of the Territorial Division of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the AMC) alleging bid rigging in a public tender between a parent company and its subsidiary forming part of the same economic entity is upheld by the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine (the HCCU) on (...)
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Headnote: The rulings of the court of the first instance and the court of appeal upholding the decision of the Territorial Division of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (the AMC) in the case involving excessive prices allegations were quashed by the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine (the (...)
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