Overview

Since 1985, the Member States of the European Union have enacted new national competition laws, or amended their existing competition laws, so that these laws are now all more or less converging upon the EC competition rules as laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty and in the Concentration Control Regulation 4064/89/EC (as amended by Regulation 1310/97/EC). This is a comprehensive textbook of the Competition Laws of the Member States of the European Union and of Switzerland. It is believed to be the first of its kind to include in one text all aspects of competition law of all countries concerned, i.e. the substantive rules on restrictions of competition and abuse of dominance as well as the rules on concentration control. In respect of both issues, the rules of procedure and enforcement are also set out. In addition, the reader will find a short synopsis per country of the powers of special sectorial regulators (if any) in fields such as telecommunication, energy, broadcasting and public transport. Finally, the substantive and procedural rules of Switzerland have been included in this work, that country being an important trading partner for almost all Member States and being geographically encircled by the EU. Written by competition law specialists from each Member State and from Switzerland, the work has been set up to be as practical and informative as possible. Not only has the existing legal framework been described - with footnotes referencing landmark decisions; annexes providing practical information and ""charts"" on the decision making process in each country - but, also, where appropriate, it has been explained how the legal system works in practice. As such, this work should be interesting to all private practitioners, in-house lawyers, bankers, accountants, tax advisers and to all others who come across competition law in their daily course of business.

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Author:   Floris O.W. Vogelaar ,  Jules Stuyck ,  Bart L.P.van Reeken ,  Floris O. W. Vogelaar
Publisher:   Kluwer Law International
Imprint:   Kluwer Law International
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   1.388kg
ISBN:  

9789041198228

ISBN 10:   9041198229
Pages:   880
Publication Date:   01 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1: Introduction. Relevant legislation. Scope of application. Institutions. Effect of EC competition law in the context of national law. Simultaneous application of EC and national competition law. 2: Agreements Restricting Competition. Introduction. Substance of the notion; components. Exceptions. 3: Categories of Agreements, Concerned Practices and Other Arrangements. Vertical agreements. Horizontal agreements. Sectoral regulation. 4: Abuse of a Dominant Position. Assessment of dominance. Substance of the prohibition. Abuse of 'economic dependence'. Classes of abusive agreements or conduct. 5: Sanctioning (Agreements and Dominant Positions). Under civil law. Under administrative and criminal law. 6: Concentrations. Applicability. Individual exemptions. Sanctions. 7: Special Subjects. Power of fact-finding and investigation. International use of data. Confidentiality, trade secrets and disclosure. 8: Special Sectors and Regulated Markets. Annexes.

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