Support to the Development of Competition Policy in Croatia in Line with the EU Standards and Practice

The project set out to provide the Agency for the Protection of Market Competition (APMC) with the tools necessary to meet its objectives as set out in the present Croatian legislation and flowing from the agreements between Croatia and the EU.
In the area of competition legislation the project aimed to:
• Ensure the alignment of the Albanian competition legislation to the aquis, in order to meet criteria set by the European Union and to support the implementation of legislation;
• Strengthen the system of competition regulation through the establishment of a trained Independent Competition Authority;
• Support the formulation and monitoring of the mid-term strategy of this authority;
• Ensure the follow-up of case handling by the Competition Authority;
• Raise awareness of competition rules amongst the business community and economic operators in general;
• Improve and reinforce the system of competition through the training of judges in competition ruling according to EU Aquis, in particular the Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal dealing with competition;
• Improve the quality of data collection and the sharing of information.
In the area of state aid, to:
• Support the development of a legal framework on state aids according to EU requirements;
• Support the establishment of an independent state aids authority;
• Raise awareness of state aid requirements and control.