%0 Journal Article %T News in Competition Regulation in Romania. Institutional Consolidation of the Competition Council %A Cornelia LEFTER %A Oana OPREA (TEODORESCU) %J Theoretical and Applied Economics %D 2011 %I General Association of Economists from Romania %X Upon the coming into force of the Law 149/2011, the recent changes in the Competition Law bestow additional power and authority upon the Competition Council. The competition authority can now expand its sphere of information use obtained during an investigation or inspection, can admit or reject hearing requests at its latitude, delegates new responsibilities to commissions and sanctions unfair competition deeds. %K institutional consolidation %K investigations/inspections %K hearings %K unfair competition %K commissions %K consultative college. %U http://store.ectap.ro/articole/634.pdf