Experts of the Competition Council of Latvia (the CC) participated in experience exchange visit in the competition authority of Finland on 24th - 26th of September. Main topics: merger cases, obtaining and processing of electronic evidence, investigation of the negative impact on competition from activities of public administrative bodies.
The visit happened in accordance with the project prepared and submitted by the CC within the framework of Nordic countries and Baltic states mobility programme “State administration”.
The purpose of this event is to promote exchange of good practice, knowledge and experience, establish cooperation, unify working standards and improve the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea region on the global market. The second experience exchange trip of representatives of the competition authority of Latvia within this project is planned in Sweden from 15th - 17th of October.
In this project participate such countries of the Baltic Sea region as Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and also autonomous territories – Aland Islands, Faroe Islands and Greenland.