Serbian Competition Commission Closes The Year Boldly

While Belgrade was falling into the Christmas festive spirit, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition ("Commission") was busy in the last months of 2016 with new decisions and studies.

The Commission goes sector-focused

Recent studies and announcements indicate that the Commission is assuming sector-specific approach.

In November 2016, the Commission published an external study on the aftermarkets in the automotive sector, and confirmed that drafting of Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation is on its agenda. We blogged about this here.

On 25 December 2016, the Commission published a report on the Serbian insurance market, and announced its plan to draft an Insurance Block Exemption Regulation ("IBER"). Except where the specifics of the Serbian insurance market require otherwise, the regulation will be harmonized with the EU Block Exemption Regulation for the Insurance Sector. This means it will apply to joint studies of insurance companies,