Iustinian Captariu is a partner in the Bucharest office of Kinstellar. He is head of the Romanian energy & natural resources and competition and state aid service lines. He also serves as co-head of the firm-wide energy & natural resources service line. Iustinian Captariu focuses on energy & natural resources, environment and regulatory (including pharma regulatory), competition & state aid, infrastructure & projects, M&A, and joint ventures.
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Introduction In 2011, the Romanian Competition Council (the “RCC”) launched a sector inquiry in relation to the market focused on: (i) how the interchange fees on the payment cards market are established; (ii) how the level of interchange fees and the taxes paid by the merchants to the (...)
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In April 2012, the Romanian Competition Council (the "RCA") in its report following to the sector inquiry into the automotive spare parts market (the "Report").proposed the implementation of the "repair clause" into Romanian legislation After a public consultation on its initial analysis and (...)
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Introduction On 1 November 2012, the Romanian Competition Council (the "RCC") launched a public debate with the publication of its fourth report on competition developments in certain key sectors of the Romanian economy. The publication of this report is part of the RCC’s efforts to monitor (...)
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Original case In 2011, an investigation launched on the national market of media rights over football competitions brought the first case in which the investigated parties proposed commitments based on the new guidelines on commitments adopted by the Romanian Competition Council (“RCC”) in (...)
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In February 2009, a sector inquiry was initiated by the Romanian Competition Council (the “Competition Council”) aiming at a better understanding of the auto vehicle spare parts market. On 18 April 2012, the Competition Council published its findings in a detailed report (the “Report”). The (...)
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The interest of the Romanian Competition Council (the “Competition Council”) in the telecommunications sector has increased significantly in recent years with several investigations being finalised or due to be finalised in the recent period. As publicly stated by the President of the (...)
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Description of the case On 2 December 2009, the Romanian Competition Council (RCC) initiated an ex officio investigation into the distribution market of perfume products bearing D&P perfume brand names in alleged breach of the provisions of Article 5(1)(a) of the Romanian Competition Law (...)
