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The Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) was established on 21 October 1993 and is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the competition rules and corresponding regulations (Chapter 8). The statutes of the Estonian Competition Authority changed in 2008. Headed by a Director General, the Authority performs the directing function and exercises State supervision within the scope of th …

The Competition Authority (Konkurentsiamet)

The Estonian Competition Authority (ECA) was established on 21 October 1993 and is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the competition rules and corresponding regulations (Chapter 8). The statutes of the Estonian Competition Authority changed in 2008. Headed by a Director General, the Authority performs the directing function and exercises State supervision within the scope of the functions provided by law, applies enforcement powers of the State and prosecutes offenses in the following areas: 1) competition; 2) fuel and energy; 3) electronic communications and postal services; 4) distribution of railway infrastructure capacities. The structure of the Authority includes the following divisions: - the Competition Division; - the Railway and Energy Regulatory Division; - the Communications Regulatory Division.

  The principal tasks of the Competition Division include monitoring compliance with the Competition Act and the corresponding regulations, investigating, evaluating and authorizing agreements and contracts that restrict competition, analyzing cases of abuse of dominance, examining different markets and making proposals for improving their competitive conditions, preparing measures to facilitate competition, making proposals for the adoption or amendment of legal acts, cooperating with the competition authorities of the Member States of the European Union and the European Commission in the application of the EU competition rules pursuant to the conditions and procedure established by the legislation of the European Union, organizing training in competition law issues and disseminating competition-related information. The Competition Authority is responsible for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU within the meaning of Article 35 of Council Regulation No 1/2003 and, if necessary, assists the European Commission in competition supervision and performance of on-site inspections.

  The Authority is accountable to the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications, who guides and coordinates its activities and exercises supervisory control over the Authority pursuant to the procedure provided by legislation.

  The Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications is responsible for proposing the adoption of block exemptions pursuant to Section 7(1) of the Act.

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Section 400 of the Estonian Penal Code sets out criminal sanctions for agreements, decisions and concerted practices detrimental to free competition. If misdemeanour offenses are to be handled by the Competition Authority (Sections 735 to 737 of the Competition Act), the Prosecutor's Office has jurisdiction to investigate other offenses such as cartels and to take action to criminal courts for the imposition of criminal penalties.

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