Competition Authority Announces Ambitious Plans For Reform

Introduction

At the beginning of 2013 the Competition Authority, which has been under new leadership since 2012, presented plans for future reform to the public. It presented a paper entitled "The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic - Its Mission and Policy - Orientation for the Next Period", summarising the authority's strategy for the near future.¹ It also presented for public discussion a draft amendment of the Competition Act.²

Authority strategy

According to the paper, the authority's main strategy for the near future focuses on building a modern authority with meaningful policies that will result in clear benefits to the consumer. Its proposals to achieve these aims include the following measures.