Tag: DG Comp
Twenty Years After: The Future of Competition Enforcement in the European...
Renato Nazzini, Dec 09, 2010
Any prediction on where Union competition law enforcement will be in 20 years time must start by taking stock of...
EU Antitrust Enforcement in 2025: Why Wait? Full Appellate Jurisdiction, Now
Damien Gerard, Dec 09, 2010
In a series of speeches delivered over the past few weeks, EU Competition Commissioner Almunia and DG COMP Director General...
Vertical Agreements: New Competition Rules for the Next Decade
Magdalena Brenning-Louko, Andrei Gurin, Luc Peeperkorn, Katja Vierti, Jun 14, 2010
On 20 April 2010 the Commission adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation applicable to...
Continuity and Change in EU Competition Policy
Assimakis Komninos, Feb 16, 2010
The entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on December 1, 2009 has brought profound changes to the EU....
Best Practices in Article 101 and 102 Proceedings: Some Suggestions for...
Marcus Glader, Apr 19, 2010
DG Competition has recently published three draft guidance papers setting out best practices for antitrust proceedings. The aim is to...
Due Process Before the Commission of the European Union? Some Reflections...
Bo Vesterdorf, Apr 16, 2010
In this comment, I shall, however, not discuss the above mentioned issues in any more detail but shall deal with...
Is It a Hearing If Nobody is Listening?
Stephen Kinsella, Mar 16, 2010
There are many criticisms of the oral hearing process. Indeed, there is a general growing tide of criticism of the...
Oral Hearings – Neither a Trial nor a State of Play...
Michael Albers, Karen Williams, Mar 16, 2010
Oral hearings have always been one of the more prominent features of the European Commission's procedure in competition...
Nine Modest Suggestions for the New EU Commissioner for Competition
Paul Lugard, Feb 23, 2010
This contribution includes some modest suggestions for areas where the new Commissioner and his staff may direct their attention. However,...
Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements – A Presumption in Reverse
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Patrick Harrison, Kristina Nordlander, Aug 13, 2009
On July 8, 2009, the European Commission's...