Annual Report 2006 - Preface
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The Annual Report 2006 gives an outline of the Authority’s activities and cases in the past year. 2006 has been a very exciting year for The Danish Competition Authority. An amendment to the Competition Act has been finalised during 2006 and was put forward in February 2007. The proposed amendment includes legislation on cartel activities by way of introducing a leniency programme and a number of enhanced enforcement tools. There is also a possibility for administrative fines under certain circumstances. 2006 also saw the creation of a governmental advisory committee on state aid. The Danish Competition Authority works as the committee’s secretariat and conducts initial evaluations and assessments of initiatives. Procedural steps have been taken to ensure that the secretariat receives all new legislation for evaluation and assessment. The Danish Competition Authority is secretariat for The Danish Regulatory Authority (DERA). One of the important tasks in the energy field is to enhance and support competitive development in the Energy sector. As something new in 2006 grid companies (electricity and gas) are required to prepare and make public monitoring programmes that demonstrate that they do not take advantage of their monopoly on grid to distort competition in the liberalised markets. DERA monitors these programmes to ensure equal competition. Finally, I was appointed as new director general taking over from Finn Lauritzen. I took office 1 August 2007. Agnete Gersing Version 1.0 May 2007 • © Danish Competition Authority. |
