HAVEL & PARTNERS, a law firm, joined the public consultation on the review of Czech merger control rules initiated by the Czech Competition Authority (the “CCA”). The proposed review may result in the most extensive changes to the current system since 2001. Experts of the competition team at HAVEL & PARTNERS submitted their comprehensive position on individual issues.

A team of HAVEL & PARTNERS consisting of Robert Neruda, a partner, Roman Světnický, a counsel, Dušan Valent, a managing associate, Martin Rott, a senior associate, Tomáš Varšo, an associate, and Igor Kučera, a legal assistant, drafted a 25-page statement for the CCA. In particular, they assessed the notification criteria, including the option to introduce a call-in model, and the scope of information to be provided to the CCA as part of the notification.

“We believe it is an important part of our mission and responsibility to society that we are actively involved in the legislative process. The goal of the consultation was to assess any regulatory gaps in the merger control. We also looked at the current setup, transparency, efficiency, and legal certainty of the notification criteria”, says Robert Neruda, a partner at HAVEL & PARTNERS. The full version of the HAVEL & PARTNERS submission to the CCA’s consultation is available here (in Czech).

With thirty competition experts, HAVEL & PARTNERS has one of the largest competition teams in Central Europe. Headed by Robert Neruda, a partner and a former vice-president of the CCA, and Lenka Štiková Gachová, a partner, the specialised group offers a combination of legal and economic expertise and extensive experience in competition protection and regulation. The team puts their know-how to use in the academia and legislative processes.