Tag: Article 9
The Emperor’s Clothes Laid Bare: Commitments Creating the Appearance of Law,...
Oct 15, 2013
This article examines how the Article 9 commitments procedure under EC Regulation 1/2003 is increasingly being used to create policy under the...
The Binding Nature of NCA Decisions in Antitrust Follow-on Litigation: Is...
Stefano Grassani, Aug 12, 2013
The European Commission believes that-given the procedural asymmetries between plaintiffs and defendants-public enforcement of antitrust law by national competition authorities...
From Microsoft to Google Continued Divergence in Transatlantic Antitrust Settlements?
Jose Gonzalez-Magaz, William Gordon, Mar 28, 2013
Parties seeking dual settlements with the European Commission and the U.S. antitrust agencies are challenged by their differing...
A Plea for Plea Bargaining Closing the Gaps Between the EU’s...
Ken Daly, Mar 28, 2013
In laudable efforts to increase its output, the European Commission has developed three tools-leniency, settlements, and commitments-to help it discover...
Critical Considerations on the Commission’s Commitment to the Commitment Procedure
Florian Wagner-von Papp, Mar 28, 2013
Article 9 Regulation (EC) 1/2003 introduced the commitment procedure into European Union ("EU") law. What was initially expected to be...