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EC Competition Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by: Jones, Alison; Sufrin, Brenda

EC Competition Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by: Jones, Alison; Sufrin, Brenda

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9780198763291
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0198763298
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/24/2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This text presents a selection of the most relevant EC competition legislation as well as extracts from the leading EC competition cases alongside a helpful explanatory text. Also included is a wide selection of critical writings on EC competition law, giving an invaluable overview of the most important academic perspectives on the subject.

Numbering of Articles of the EC Treaty

(2)

Introduction to Competition Law

(58)

Introduction

(1)

The Objectives of Competition Law

(14)

US Law

(9)

EC Competition Law

(8)

Techniques of Competition Law

(3)

Market Power, Market Definition, and Barriers to Entry

(23)

The European Community and the Competition Provisions

(24)

Introduction to the European Community

(8)

The Competition Provisions

(7)

The Competition Rules and the European Economic Area

(1)

The Enforcement and Application of EC Competition Law

(7)

The Commission's White Paper on the Modernization of the Rules Implementing Articles 81 and 82

(1)

Article 81 (Formerly Article 85): The Elements

(52)

Introduction

(1)

The Text of Article 81

(1)

The Scheme of Article 81

(2)

The Interpretation and Application of Article 81(1)

(48)

Article 81(2)

136

(1)

The Relationship Between Article 81(1) and Article 81(3) of the Treaty

137

(87)

Introduction

137

(9)

Agreements which Have as their Object or Effect the Prevention, Restriction, or Distortion of Competition

146

(44)

Article 81(3) and the Exemption Procedure

190

(29)

The Commission's Proposals for Modernization

219

(5)

Article 82 (Formerly Article 86): The Elements

224

(36)

Introduction

224

(1)

The Text of Article 82

225

(1)

The Scheme of Article 82

226

(2)

The Interpretation and Application of Article 82

228

(28)

The Relationship between Article 82 and Article 81

256

(3)

Conclusions

259

(1)

Article 82: Establishing Dominance

260

(62)

Introduction

260

(1)

Market Definition

261

(35)

Assessing Market Power

296

(24)

Conclusions

320

(2)

Conduct Which Can Be An Abuse

322

(107)

Introduction

322

(1)

Abuse and Degree of Dominance

323

(1)

Dominance and Abuse on Different Markets

323

(4)

Pricing Policies

327

(39)

Exclusive Contracts

366

(10)

Refusals to Supply

376

(43)

Information Technology Companies

419

(1)

Imposing Unfair or Discriminatory Trading Conditions and Entering into Restrictive Agreements

420

(2)

Export Bans

422

(1)

The Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights

422

(1)

Vertical and Horizontal Integration

423

(1)

Pursuit of Legal Proceedings and Vexatious Litigation

423

(2)

Other Exclusionary Practices

425

(1)

Inefficiency

426

(1)

Abuse and Collective Dominance

427

(2)

Competition, the State and Public Undertakings: Article 86 (Formerly Article 90)

429

(50)

Introduction

429

(1)

Article 86 (ex Article 90)

430

(43)

Article 16 EC: Services of General Economic Interest and the Treaty of Amsterdam

473

(6)

Distribution Agreements

479

(77)

Introduction

479

(24)

Distribution Agreements and Article 81(1) of the Treaty

503

(23)

Article 81(3) -- Exemptions

526

(26)

Article 82 and Distribution

552

(1)

Conclusions and the Future

553

(3)

Intellectual Property Rights

556

(75)

Introduction

556

(1)

Types of Intellectual Property Rights

557

(3)

The Relevant Provisions of the EC Treaty

560

(1)

The Case Law of the Court: Existence, Exercise, and the Exhaustion of Rights

561

(13)

The Application of Article 81 to Intellectual Property Rights

574

(48)

The Application of Article 82 to Intellectual Property Rights

622

(9)

Cartels and Oligopoly

631

(67)

Introduction

631

(8)

Cartels

639

(42)

Oligopoly

681

(15)

Conclusions

696

(2)

Mergers

698

(114)

Introduction

698

(9)

The History of the European Merger Control Regulation

707

(7)

Scheme of the Merger Regulation

714

(3)

Jurisdiction and Procedure

717

(33)

Substantive Appraisal of Concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation

750

(59)

Appeals

809

(3)

Joint Ventures and Other Beneficial Horizontal Arrangements

812

(38)

Introduction

812

(1)

Joint Ventures

813

(18)

Research and Development Agreements, Specialization Agreements, and the 1985 Block Exemptions

831

(2)

The Draft Commission Guidelines on Horizontal Co-operation and the Draft New Block Exemptions

833

(9)

The Draft Block Exemption Regulations

842

(6)

Production Joint Ventures and the Modernisation Proposals

848

(1)

Conclusion

848

(2)

Enforcement by the Commission

850

(96)

Introduction

850

(1)

Regulation 17

851

(2)

The Genesis of Enforcement by the Commission

853

(1)

Fact-finding

853

(24)

The Second Stage of the Procedure

877

(15)

Commission Decisions in Infringement Proceedings

892

(7)

Fines and Periodic Penalty Payments

899

(22)

Informal Settlements

921

(1)

The Role of National Competition Authorities in the Commission's Enforcement Procedures

922

(3)

Sector Inquiries

925

(1)

Judicial Review

925

(14)

Conclusions

939

(7)

Proceedings at the National Level and Complaints by Private Parties

946

(71)

Introduction

946

(1)

Complaints to the Commission

947

(11)

Proceedings in the National Courts

958

(46)

Enforcement by National Authorities

1004

(3)

Proposals for Modernisation

1007

(1)

The Relationship between EC and National Competition Law

1008

(9)

The Commissions White Paper on Modernisation of the Rules Implementing Articles 81 And 82 of the Treaty

1017

(21)

Introduction

1017

(3)

Summary of Proposals

1020

(1)

The Decentralized Application of the Competition Rules

1021

(10)

The Implications of and the Problems Presented by the Proposals

1031

(5)

Conclusions and the Future

1036

(2)

Extraterritoriality, International Aspects, and Globalization

1038

(39)

Introduction

1038

(2)

The Position in US Law

1040

(6)

International Law

1046

(2)

The Position in EC Law

1048

(18)

International Co-operation

1066

(11)

Appendix

1077

(58)

Index

1135

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