EC Competition Law Text, Cases, and Materials

by Jones, Alison; Sufrin, Brenda

• ISBN13: 9780198763291
• ISBN10: 0198763298
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

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.

Table of Contents

Numbering of Articles of the EC Treaty	1	(2)
Introduction to Competition Law	3	(58)
Introduction	3	(1)
The Objectives of Competition Law	4	(14)
US Law	18	(9)
EC Competition Law	27	(8)
Techniques of Competition Law	35	(3)
Market Power, Market Definition, and Barriers to Entry	38	(23)
The European Community and the Competition Provisions	61	(24)
Introduction to the European Community	61	(8)
The Competition Provisions	69	(7)
The Competition Rules and the European Economic Area	76	(1)
The Enforcement and Application of EC Competition Law	77	(7)
The Commission's White Paper on the Modernization of the Rules Implementing Articles 81 and 82	84	(1)
Article 81 (Formerly Article 85): The Elements	85	(52)
Introduction	85	(1)
The Text of Article 81	85	(1)
The Scheme of Article 81	86	(2)
The Interpretation and Application of Article 81(1)	88	(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