Between 15 and 18 October 2026, ARCON will organise in Bucharest, for the first time in Romania, the annual Congress of the Ligue Internationale du Droit de la Concurrence – LIDC. The event will bring together approximately 250 local and international participants and more than 20 renowned speakers, including representatives of European and national institutions, academia, competition authorities and the international legal community.
The 2026 edition also marks two important cultural milestones: 150 years since the birth of Constantin Brâncuși and 100 years since the famous litigation concerning the work Bird in Space, in a context in which the Congress will address the evolution of law in response to new technologies, artificial intelligence and global economic transformations.
In order to facilitate the exchange of opinions and information between its members, ARCON aims to organize working breakfast meetings/lunch seminars/dinner meetings and study days. Moreover, the association plans to organize conferences with distinguished speakers relevant to the topics of interest to the association. Please check the Events section of the website for further details on upcoming events.
Noul Regulament de Exceptare pe Categorii a Acordurilor Verticale (VBER) și impactul lui asupra companiilor de pe piața locală și cea europeană au constituit subiectul primei dezbateri organizate de Asociația Română de Dreptul Concurenței (ARCON), în parteneriat cu Editura Universul Juridic, în data de 20 septembrie 2023.
ARCON welcomes members from a diverse range of professional backgrounds: magistrates, lawyers, corporate counsel, public officials, academics, trademark and patent attorneys, economists, trade experts, students. Please see the Membership section of the website to view the various types of membership available and join.
ARCON, as the Romanian national group of the Ligue, participates in the yearly international Congress of the Ligue and submits two national reports, on the questions of law approved by the League’s Scientific Committee under the co-ordination of the reputed international rapporteurs chosen for each topic.
The Congress debates the international reports, which are based on the reports submitted by the national groups, and then approves a Resolution delineating the Ligue’s common position on each of the topics. You can find the latest national reports, international reports and resolutions adopted here.
ARCON was founded to act as a hub/ an incubator for the study and discussion of all national, EU and international developments and commercial practices on competition law, including its intersection with unfair competition law and intellectual property law. By promoting the exchange of ideas and experiences between all professionals interested in this field of law, the association wishes to create an impartial forum for debate and create valuable knowledge on any topic of interest to the field, thus leveraging its credibility and reputation to promote a fair and balanced application and interpretation of competition law which serves the interests of consumers, the business environment and the public at large.
ARCON is also the Romanian national group of the International Ligue of Competition Law (LIDC), an international association founded in 1930 focused on the study of competition law, intellectual property law and unfair competition law. You can check the Ligue’s website here.
This means that by becoming a member of ARCON you also automatically gain membership to the International Ligue of Competition Law and can participate in the international activities organized by the Ligue and its 16 national groups. You can view the activities planned by the Ligue and its national groups here.
*For participation in certain events, such as the yearly international congress of the Ligue, additional fees (discounted as applicable) could also apply to members of the Ligue.