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Workshops
Every year LIDC organises an international congress and takes resolutions on issues related to unfair competition and competition law. Here you can find the previous resolutions taken, aswell as the most recent one's .
@ The national and international reports for the workshops of the 2008 Congress (Hamburg, 25 - 28 September) are available now. National Groups
National groups can become affiliated members of the LIDC, whether or not they have legal status, provided their aims and objects are in line with those of the Association.
List of national groups and their contact details Other Resolutions
The LIDC has discussed the following questions in Catania September 2007 A : To what extent and by what means should Intellectual Property Rights (“IPRs”) be subject to compulsory licensing by reason of competition law ? International Rapporteur: Tony Woodgate (United Kingdom) International report B : Ambush Marketing: too smart to be good ? Should certain ambush marketing practices be declared illegal and if yes, which ones and under what conditions ? International Rapporteur: Pierre KOBEL (Switzerland) International Report / Final conclusion For resolutions archives please click here. Contact
ØOpening hours of the registration desk
In line with the Bureau's decision, there are reduced fees for members who have not reached the age of 31 years on January 1 2006, for judges and for full time academics (employed at a University or an Institute of Legal Science). All payments should be made in Euros by bank transfer. All bank transfer charges must be paid by the sender. After on line registration of your participation in the congress, an invoice will be sent with payment instructions. Cancellations of registrations must be made in writing to the Congress Secretariat. Cancellations received before August 31 will receive a full refund less an administration fee of € 50. Cancellations received after August 31 will not be entitled to any refund. Ø Languages Official languages used during working sessions are English, French and German. Simultaneous translation services are provided from French and German into English. Ø Travel information The easiest and cheapest way to travel from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam City is by train. You can look up train times on the Dutch National Railways (NS) site www.ns.nl (also available in English). The departure station is Schiphol and the arrival station is Amsterdam Centraal (CS). Travel time is about 15-20 minutes and trains run every 10 minutes. Travel cost is € 2.20 for a one way journey in 2nd class. The best way to travel in Amsterdam City is by tram. These are frequent, fast and dependable. You can buy a ticket from the driver or the conductor at the back of the tram. Ø Insurance The registration fee does not include any provision for insurance. Participants are advised to take out adequate travel insurance. Ø The climate October is the beginning of the autumn season. The average temperature is about 6-14 °C. October in the Netherlands can have many rainy days, but may also have some very sunny days. Ø Attire Business attire is recommended during the conferences, black tie for the Gala Dinner and casual dress during the tours. More information about the congress
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ERIC
The official mean of publication of The Ligue is the RIC. You will find in the RIC articles on most recent developments on competition law within the European Union but also in other States where The Ligue is represented through national organisations. Since 2003 the RIC is only published in electronic form, and is now called ERIC. Two editions a year are planned, the first at the end of February, the second at the end of August. Jacques Lassier Prize
 The laureats of the J. Lassier Prize 2006 are ex aequo Laetitia Driguez, with here work "Droit social et droit de la concurrence", and David Bosco with his work "Le contrat exclusif". The latest laureats of this Prize were:1990 - Dominique Graz (Suisse) Propriété intellectuelle et libre circulation des marchandises 1994 - Daniel Fasquelle (France) Droit américain et droit communautaires de ententes 1998 - Friedrich Ruffler (Autriche) Der Einfluss des Europarchets auf das Österreichische UWG 2002 - Raphaël Arn (Suisse) La publicité choquante - Vers une nouvelle dimension du droit de la concurrence déloyale |
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