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Competition Authority Bulletin No. 1/2009

25 November 2009
Snowcap Mountain

Pall_Gunnar_Pallsson_img01The Competition Authority today publishes a so-called blog post on its website for the first time. The authority's posts are intended to shed light on conditions in competitive markets and the enforcement of competition law, or otherwise to communicate views on competition matters. At the same time, the aim is to increase transparency in the work of the Competition Authority. The columns supplement other information provided on the Authority's website, which contains decisions, opinions and rulings of the competition authorities, news, reports and other material on competition matters.

First The article (PDF document – Opens in a new window) by Páll Gunnar Pálsson, Director General of the Competition Authority.

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