Walter barefoot

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Walter Barfuß (born February 1, 1937 in Vienna ) is an Austrian lawyer, President of Austrian Standards International (1997–2002 its Vice-President), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wien Holding GmbH, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of E-Control and President of the Vienna Legal Society. From 2002 to 2007 Barfuß was Director General for Competition (Head of the Federal Competition Authority ).

Life

After graduating from high school in 1955, Walter Barfuß studied law at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1959. iur. PhD and in 1963 Dr. rer. pole. After passing the bar exam (1964), Walter Barfuß worked as a defense lawyer in criminal matters and in 1967 founded a partnership with Fritz Schönherr (law firm "Schönherr Barfuß Torggler & Partner"; since 2001 " Schönherr Rechtsanwälte "), to which he was a member until 2002. In 1969 he completed his habilitation as a university lecturer for constitutional law and administrative law at the University of Vienna. In 1976 he was given the professional title “ao. University Professor ", 1997 the professional title" o. University Professor ”awarded. In addition to teaching and examining at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna (until 2003), Walter Barfuß was a university lecturer for food law at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Vienna from 1976-1993, and from 1995 a member (since 1998: Vice President) of the commission for a Postgraduate studies in European and international business law at the University of St. Gallen and from 1991 to 2001 member of the board of trustees of the " Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Legislative Practice and Application of Law" and also (1998-2009) member of the board of trustees of the "Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for European Law" . From 2002–2007 Walter Barfuß was "General Director for Competition" (head of the Federal Competition Authority with the rank of head of section). Walter Barfuß is President of Austrian Standards International , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wien-Holding GmbH , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Energie-Control Austria for the regulation of the electricity and natural gas industry (E-Control) and President of the Vienna Legal Society.

Scientific fields of work

  • Board member of the Austrian Association for the Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright (1970–2002); 1988–1998: Vice President
  • Permanent expert in the food law subcommittee of the National Council's Health Committee (1972–1974)
  • Member of the Codex Commission (commission for the publication of the Austrian Food Book) (1975-2000)
  • Member of the Legal Committee of the Austrian Association of the Branded Goods Industry (1980–2002)
  • Secretary General of the Austrian Society for Administrative Sciences (1988–2002), board member from 2010
  • Member of the scientific committee for the release and marketing of the commission according to § 87 Genetic Engineering Act (1995–1998)
  • Chairman of the Deregulation Commission (1995–1999) and the Commercial Law Commission (1999–2002) at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (now: Federal Ministry for Economy, Family and Youth)

Practical and academic focal points of Walter Barfuß’s work include constitutional law (in particular: organizational and procedural law as well as fundamental rights), administrative law (in particular: commercial administrative law) as well as areas of commercial law between private and public law, in particular antitrust and competition law.

Walter Barfuß is a member of the editorial board or co-editor of various legal journals such as:

  • Austrian magazine for science, technology, law and economy - "Nutrition"
  • Austrian papers for commercial legal protection and copyright - "ÖBI"
  • Austrian Journal for Business Law - "ÖZW"
  • Trade journal for commercial law - "ecolex"
  • European Law Reporter - "ELR" (Luxembourg / St. Gallen)
  • Co-editor of the legal editions "Food Law" and "Cartel Law" and co-author of "Austrian Cartel Law" (all: Verlag Manz, Vienna)

Honors / awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Austrian Standards Presidium & Management: Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on January 24, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.austrian-standards.at
  2. ↑ Walter Barfuß, CEO of the Group, in an interview with “FürWien” about the tasks and opportunities of Wien Holding: Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; “FürWien” - The magazine of Wien Holding - Issue 03-08: Perspektiven, page 22: A successful mix for our city @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wienholding.at
  3. ↑ Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Energie-Control Austria for the regulation of the electricity and natural gas industry (E-Control): http://www.e-control.at/de/econtrol/unternehmen/organe-der-e-control/aufsichtsrat ; accessed on January 24, 2012
  4. ↑ Vienna Legal Society, Board Members (2009–2012): Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 24, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wjg.at
  5. ↑ October 21, 2002 Article in the Wiener Zeitung: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/themen_channel/wirtschaftsservice/job/176548_Walter-Barfuss-Ohne-Regeln-gibts-Broesel.html ; Since July 1, 2002, the Federal Competition Authority has been making sure that everyone abides by the rules of the game. Walter Barfuß: "Without rules there are crumbs"; accessed on January 24, 2012
  6. ↑ 23 May 2007 Press release of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor: http://www.bmwfj.gv.at/Presse/Archiv/Archiv2007/Seiten/Bundeswettbewerbsbehc3b6rde3aThanner FollowsBarfuc39f.aspx  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: Der Link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : "Federal competition authority: Thanner follows barefoot"; accessed on January 25, 2012@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.bmwfj.gv.at  
  7. ↑ October 10, 2006 Article in the Wiener Zeitung: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/mappen/portraets/280959_Walter-Barfuss.html : Walter Barfuß portrait "Walter Barfuß is Austria's top cartel guard"; accessed on January 25, 2012
  8. ↑ October 1, 1996 article in the Wirtschaftsblatt: Die Top -anwälte ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ): “Die Top -anwälte” - The Viennese law firm Schönherr Barfuss Torggler & Partner with 12 lawyers and 70 employees is the largest legal firm in the country. accessed on January 25, 2012
  9. ↑ a b “Who's Who in European Integration Studies”, Baden-Baden, 2000, 1st edition: Archived copy ( memento of the original dated February 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 25, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / homepage.uibk.ac.at
  10. ↑ Board of the Austrian Administrative Science Society (ÖVG) according to the general assembly on March 24, 2010: http://www.oevg.info/vorstand/ ; accessed on January 25, 2012
  11. ↑ April 28, 1999 Article in the Wirtschaftsblatt: Office Manager 1999 wanted ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ): “Office Manager 1999 wanted” […] Walter Barfuß, who as a business lawyer and chairman of the government's deregulation commission deals with investment law is; accessed on January 25, 2012
  12. ↑ Members of the Commercial Law Commission (Barfuss, Tichy, Aicher): Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; accessed on January 25, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.parlament.gv.at
  13. ^ Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Administrative Law and Administrative Doctrine; Publications Walter Barfuss: http://www.vwrecht.jku.at/institut/externe_lehrkraefte/walter_barfuss/publikation/ ; accessed on January 25, 2012
  14. ↑ Austrian papers for industrial property rights and copyright (ÖBl): http://www.oev.or.at/?story=5 , Walter Barfuß named by the editorial team and editor; accessed on January 25, 2012
  15. ^ Archive report of the town hall correspondence from March 13, 2000 via APA OTS: Presentation of the Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the State of Vienna by StR. Ederer to Walter Barfuß: http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20000302_OTS0062/rk-terminvorschau-vom-6-bis-17-maerz-2000 ; accessed on January 25, 2012
  16. ↑ a b List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  17. ^ Archive report of the town hall correspondence of February 23, 2011: Honoring for barefoot: http://www.wien.gv.at/rk/msg/2011/02/23008.html ; accessed on January 25, 2012
  18. ↑ accessed on January 25, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Barefoot, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna