STATES AND STATE ENTITIES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Bucharest, October 16th, 2015
 
 

Lawyers from STOICA & Asociaţii, SCA David & Baias and the legal department of Orange Romania obtained the annulment of the sanctioning decision of Orange Romania for abuse of dominant position

 
By Decision no. 2/February 14, 2011, Competition Council decided the sanctioning of Orange Romania for abuse of dominant position in accordance with art. 6, letter a of the Competition Law, imposing as well a fine amounting to 147,975,967 lei (approx. Euro 34.7 mil.) representing 3.60% from the turnover of year 2010.

Orange Romania filed annulment action and suspension request against this decision. In the public court session as of 11.06.2013, the Bucharest Appeal Court admitted the request submitted by the lawyers of Orange Romania, by cancelling Decision no. 2/ February 14, 2011. This decision of the Bucharest Appeal Court can be challenged by the Competition Council in 15 days from its notification.

This positive outcome for the company and as well for the telecom market in Romania is the fruit of a complex defense strategy based on the solid legal argumentation and the appropriate proofs delivered in the case and as well on the excellent coordination of all involved legal teams, the lawyers from Stoica & Asociații (Valeriu Stoica, Dan-Rares Raducanu and Marieta Avram) delivering the defense in cooperation with their peers from SCA David & Baias and with the support of the legal department of Orange Romania (Andrei Brujan and Milena Horvat).



 
 
 
 
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