Global Competition Law is primarly a practitioner's guide presenting the most salient aspects of the major competition laws country by country, giving an overview of their structure and most charasteristic elements.
Global Competition Law also provides insight into possible future developments in the field.

Global Competition Law

Appeals against judgments and decisions of the Patent and Market Court relating to competition law issues may be lodged with the Patent and Market Appeal Court. Leave to appeal is required for such cases (Chapter 7, Section 2). …

The Patent and Market Appeal Court 

The Swedish Competition Authority was established on 1 July 1992 and has full responsibility to administer and enforce competition rules. It is headed by a Director General and comprises two competition law enforcement departments, each of which has its own area of specialization. The Authority initiates investigations into alleged breaches of the Act.

The Swedish Competition Authority institutes proceedings at the Patent and Market Court as regards administrative fines, trading prohibitions and anticompetitive activities by public entities.

It may issue fine orders if the infringement is established and the parties agree.

The Swedish Competition Authority may conduct investigations at the premises of undertakings to investigate any infringements of the Competition Act after having obtained permission by the Patent and Market Court.

The Competition Authority (Konkurrensverket) 

Upon request of the Competition Authority, the Patent and Market Court may impose a fine on undertakings in breach of the provisions of the Competition Act where the undertaking, or a person acting on behalf of the undertaking, has intentionally or negligently infringed the prohibitions in Chapter 2, Section 1 or 7.

Moreover, pursuant to Chapter 3, Article 20, the administrative fine may only be imposed if the summons application has been served on the party against whom the claim is directed within five years when the infringement ceased.

Appeals against decisions of the Swedish Competition Authority regarding obligations to terminate infringements of the Competition Act may be lodged directly with the Patent and Market Court (Chapter 7, Section 1).

Where the Competition Authority has decided to take no injunction, the Patent and Market Court may, upon appeal, order an undertaking to discontinue a breach of the prohibitions of Chapter 2, Section 1 or Chapter 2, Section 7.

The Patent and Market Court 

Appeals against judgments and decisions of the Patent and Market Court relating to competition law issues may be lodged with the Patent and Market Appeal Court. Leave to appeal is required for such cases (Chapter 7, Section 2).

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