UC Seminars

Commitments in Unilateral Conduct Cases (March 2014)
  • Click here to listen to a recording of the program and here for slides that accompany speakers’ remarks
A question of loyalty: How to analyse loyalty rebates and discounts (December 2013)
  • Click here for the slides from the presenters. A recording of the webinar is available here.
Enforcement Cooperation in Unilateral Conduct matters (November 2012)
  • Click here for the slides from NGA and member presenters.
Exclusive Dealing (July 2012)
  • The presentations from the seminar are available here and here.
The Role of Intent in Unilateral Conduct Cases
  • For a recording of the program, click here.
Objectives of Unilateral Conduct Laws (March 2012)
  • Three objectives of unilateral conduct rules stand out as broadly accepted today – ensuring an effective competitive process, promoting consumer welfare and enhancing efficiency. How do these and other objectives influence the standards of intervention applied by competition authorities to distinguish pro-competitive from exclusionary conduct in various jurisdictions? How should the as efficient competitor test, the profit sacrifice test and other tests be applied in a way that furthers the objectives? Are there signs of convergence in the application of standards and tests?  The webinar held March 2012 began to address these questions.  Speakers include:  Matthew Bennett (UK), Giulio Federico (EC), Donald Baker (US NGA) and Mats Bergman (Swedish NGA).
  • To listen to the program click here.
Price-Cost Tests in Unilateral Conduct Cases (June 2011)
  • Cost benchmarks often are used to determine whether an alleged predator is selling at a loss or sacrifice, and also may be considered to evaluate the legality of loyalty discounts and rebates.  There is no single cost measure used by all member agencies.  Indeed, agencies may use more than one measure depending on the case.  This teleseminar, held on July 19, 2011 and moderated by Simon Roberts (South Africa) presented an in-depth discussion of the use of price-cost tests and examined their role in recent pricing cases.  Speakers include David Gilo (Israel), Martin Mandorff (Sweden), Jorge Padilla (Compass Lexecon), and Joe Angland (White & Case).
  • A recording of the program is available here. Click here for a copy of the presentation accompanying speakers’ remarks.
Price Discrimination (March 2011)
  • In March, 2011,  the UCWG presented a teleseminar on Price Discrimination featuring opening remarks by Damien Geradin and two case studies presented by the South African Competition Commisssion and the Russian FAS.  At the conclusion of the program there was a short presentation on the ECJ’s recent ruling in TeliaSonera, which concluded that margin squeeze is an independent form of abuse of dominance.
  • Click here to listen to a recording of the program and here and here for the slides accompanying speakers’ remarks.
Unilateral Conduct in the Pharma Industry (November 2010)
  • On November 2, 2010, the Working Group held a teleseminar on unilateral conduct in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • To listen to a recording of the program, click here. To view the slide deck used during the teleseminar, click here.
Remedies (March 2010)
  • In March 2010, the Working Group held a teleseminar on Remedies in Unilateral Conduct Cases.  Over 100 members and NGAs participated.
  • To listen to a recording of the program, click here.  To view opening remarks by Howard Shelanski, click here. To view the slide deck used during the teleseminar, click here.
“Excessive Pricing” (November 2009)
  • In November 2009, the Working Group held a teleseminar on “Excessive Pricing.” Over 150 members and NGAs participated.
  • To listen to a recording of the program, click here.  To view the slide deck used during the teleseminar, click here.

UCWG Workshops

2013 UCWG Workshop

The Swedish Competition Authority hosted the 2013 ICN Workshop on Unilateral Conduct in Stockholm on 17-18 September 2013.

The workshop was designed to promote greater understanding of the group’s work on exclusive dealing and the analysis of dominance/substantial market power. Using a hypothetical case scenario, roundtable discussions, and small group breakout sessions, the workshop encouraged active participation and the exchange of ideas and practical experience among delegates.

Materials

  • Agenda
  • Hypothetical case study
  • Hypothetical case study summary

Presentations

  • Exclusive Dealing Framework for Assessment
  • Exclusive Dealing and Customer Foreclosure
  • Exclusive Dealing – An Economic Framework
  • Pro-competitive Efficiencies of Exclusive Dealing
  • Remedies

Unilateral Conduct Working Group work products

  • Recommended Practices on Dominance
  • Dominance workbook chapter
  • Exclusive Dealing workbook chapter

2012 UCWG Workshop

CCS Hosted 2012 ICN Workshop on Unilateral Conduct in Singapore, on 24-25 July 2012

The ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group held a regional workshop in Singapore designed to promote greater understanding of the ICN’s Recommended Practices on the analysis of dominance/substantial market power and the group’s work on exclusive dealing.  Using a hypothetical case scenario, roundtable discussions, and small group breakout sessions, the workshop will encourage active participation and the exchange of ideas and practical experience among delegates.

2010 UCWG Workshop

The UCWG held a Unilateral Conduct Workshop on December 2-3, 2010  in Brussels, Belgium, hosted by DG Competition of the European Commission.  Over 150 delegates from 55 jurisdictions attended the workshop.

Hypothetical Case Studies used in the workshop breakout sessions:

Click here to request a copy of the data sheet accompanying the loyalty discount hypothetical.

November 22 Webinar – Presentation of the Hypothetical Case Studies

Breakout Session Guides

We encourage members to replicate the breakout sessions for in-house training of staff.  Below are the guides for each of the breakout sessions.

2009 UCWG Workshop

Click on the links below to view a video recording or unedited transcript of the March 2009 Unilateral Conduct Workshop on Assessing Dominance/ Substantial Market Power and Evaluating Unilateral Conduct. .

Panel I: Assessing Dominance/Substantial Market Power

Panel II: Criteria used to Assess the Durability of Market Power

Conclusion of Day 1 Programming

Panel III: Assessing Anticompetitive Effects and Foreclosure

Panel IV: Predatory Pricing

Closing Session