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Introduction to EU Competition Law.
This book provides an introductory but thorough guide to EU competition law, covering the underlying economics, and the key substantive areas of anticompetitive agreements (Article 81), abuses of dominance (Article 82), the application to the most common types of commercial agreement, state aids, st...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; List of Figures and Tables; Authors' Biographies; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Statutory Instruments; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Why read the introduction?; 1.2 Why do we have competition law?; 1.2.1 The first objective: dealing with market power; 1.2.1.1 Opec's 1973 oil price rise; 1.2.1.2 Why oil prices rose; 1.2.1.3 The problem: welfare loss; 1.2.2 The second objective: market integration; 1.3 How EU competition law deals with market power.
- 1.4 How the structure of competition law reflects its primary objective1.5 Article 82: abuse of dominance; 1.5.1 Dominance; 1.5.1.1 The relevant market; 1.5.1.1.1 The relevant product market; 1.5.1.1.2 The relevant geographic market; 1.5.1.2 Market position; 1.5.1.3 Joint or collective dominance; 1.5.2 Abuse; 1.5.2.1 Behaviour that establishes or increases market power; 1.5.2.2 Behaviour that entrenches market power; 1.5.2.3 Behaviour that exploits market power; 1.6 Article 81: anti-competitive agreements; 1.6.1 Article 81(1): the prohibition.
- 1.6.1.1 Prevention, restriction and distortion of competition1.6.1.1.1 Agreements that may establish market power; 1.6.1.1.2 Agreements that may entrench market power; 1.6.1.1.3 Agreements that may exploit market power; 1.6.1.1.4 The distinction between ''horizontal'' and ''vertical'' agreements; 1.6.1.2 Appreciable extent; 1.6.2 Article 81(3): the escape clause; 1.7 The EC Merger Regulation; 1.7.1 The scope of the ECMR; 1.7.2 Prohibited transactions; 1.8 Summary; CHAPTER 2 ECONOMICS AT THE HEART OF COMPETITION POLICY; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Why competition?; 2.2.1 Perfect competition.
- 2.2.2 Assessing market power2.2.3 Other means of competition; 2.2.4 Efficiency concepts; 2.3 Areas of competition policy in the EU influenced by economic thought; 2.3.1 Market definition; 2.3.2 Horizontal and vertical agreements; 2.3.2.1 Horizontal agreements; 2.3.2.2 Vertical agreements; 2.3.3 Abuse of dominance; 2.3.3.1 Excessive pricing; 2.3.3.2 Exclusionary conduct; 2.3.3.3 A per se approach or an effects-based approach to abuse?; 2.4 Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 ARTICLE 81: PROHIBITION AND EXCEPTION; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Article 81(1): the prohibition.
- 3.2.1 scope of application: multilateral conduct only3.2.2 The single market integration objective; 3.2.3 Elements of the Article 81(1) prohibition; 3.2.3.1 What is an ''undertaking''?; 3.2.3.2 Agreements between undertakings, decisions of associations of undertakings, and concerted practices . . .; 3.2.3.2.1 Agreements; 3.2.3.2.2 Concerted practices; 3.2.3.2.3 Decisions by associations of undertakings; 3.2.3.3 ... which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition; 3.2.3.3.1 Object; 3.2.3.3.2 Effect; 3.2.3.3.3 Ancillary restraints.