Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies: Symposium
VIth Annual Symposium on Recent Developments in Competition Law
Erciyes University Faculty of Law & Turkish Competition Authority
April 4-5, 2008, Erciyes University IIBF Conference Hall, Kayseri, Turkey
Friday, April 4, 2008
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Nurettin Kaldýrýmcý, Turkish Competition Authority, President Prof. Dr. Cengiz Utaþ, Erciyes University, Rector |
| 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | I. Session - Chair: Prof. Dr. Ünal Tekinalp, Istanbul University Faculty of Law, Emeritus Fellow
The Council of State Approach Towards the Decisions of the Competition Board
Recent Developments in the International Competition Network |
| 10:50 a.m. -11:10 a.m. |
Coffee Break Competition Law and Policy in the Globalisation Process
Reflections on the Establishment of an EU Competition Court |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | II. Session - Chair: Dr. Mustafa Ateþ, Turkish Competition Board, Member
Reform Efforts on Compensation Claims in EU Competition Law and Their Analysis from the Perspective of Turkish Law
The Assessment of Pecuniary Fines of the Competition Board Against Cartels |
| 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break
Price Squeeze in Competition Law and the Borusan Telekom Decision
The Significance of Market Share in Determining the Scope of the Group Exemption Regarding Vertical Agreements |
| 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Q & A Session |
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Panel Title: The Legislative Authority of the Turkish Competition Authority vis-a-vis the Principle of Norm Hierarchy The Assessment of the Authority of the Competition Board to Promulgate Regulations Granted by the Law Numbered Within the Framework of the Rule of Law Principle in Crime and Punishment The Dilemma Between Norm Hierarchy and the Hierarchy between Powers with regard to Regulatory and Supervisory Authorities Main Theme: The Role of Economic Analysis in Competition Law Practice Novel Empirical Approaches in Industrial Economics The Significance of Demand Elasticities in Competition Economics and Certain Estimation Methods Coffee Break The Impact of Informal Economy on Competition Law Practice
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
III. Session - Chair: Prof. Dr. Ýsmail Kayar, Erciyes University Faculty of Law, Dean
Haluk Arý, Competition Expert
Asc. Prof. Dr. Ender Ethem Atay, Gazi University Faculty of Law
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
IV. Session Chair: Ýsmail Hakký Karakelle, Turkish Competition Board, Member
Dr. Firat Ýnceoðlu, Sabancý University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Ekrem Kalkan, Competition Expert
2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Prof. Dr. Erol Katýrcýoðlu, Bilgi University Faculty of Economics
3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Q & A Session
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
