Legislation Blocking Antitrust Investigations and the September 2012 Russian Executive Order - World Competition View Legislation Blocking Antitrust Investigations and the September 2012 Russian Executive Order by Marek Martyniszyn - World Competition Legislation Blocking Antitrust Investigations and the September 2012 Russian Executive Order Marek Martyniszyn 37 1

This article offers a typology of so-called blocking legislation and analyses its development, functions and legality under international law. It also presents and discusses the new Russian blocking Order, issued in September 2012, focusing on its possible effects on the European Commission's investigation of Gazprom's business practices (in light of EU competition law) as well as, more broadly, on foreign operations of Russian strategic enterprises.

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