Tag: European Commission
Cooperation, Convergence, and Conflicts? The Case of EU and National Merger...
Andreas Bardong, Dec 30, 2013
The mantra of international merger control has been cooperation, convergence, and comity. Within the European Union, coherence is another widely...
Private Enforcement Under EU law: Abuse of Dominance and the Quantification...
Frank Maier-Rigaud, Ulrich Schwalbe, Nov 27, 2013
Damages caused by violations of Article 101 and 102 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are viewed...
RPM in the European Union: Any Developments Since Leegin?
CFilippo Amato, Nov 14, 2013
Suspicions regarding the use of resale price maintenance in vertical agreements, i.e., agreements between a supplier and its distributors, have...
Resale Price Maintenance The Blurred Lines
Ozlem Fidanboylu, Christian Riis-Madsen, Nov 14, 2013
The 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Leegin set in motion a landslide by overturning a 96-year old precedent....
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...
Reverse Payment Settlement Cases: Under the Rule of Reason By Object?...
Marleen Van Kerckhove, Sep 30, 2013
The EC's 2009 Sector Inquiry Report on certain practices in the European pharmaceutical sector described in considerable detail the practice...
The Proposal for a Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions: The European...
Daniele Calisti, Luke Haasbeek, Aug 12, 2013
On June 11, 2013, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions, as well as...
The Damages Lie in the Details: Why the Proposed Directive Fails...
Hans Friederiszick, Aug 12, 2013
One of the two main objectives of the proposed EU Directive ("EU Directive") is to ensure effective compensation of victims...
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...
Can We Rely Only On Effects-Based Analysis? Comments On Geradin And...
Paulo Furquim de Azevedo, Jul 28, 2013
So common and yet so controversial. Vertical restraints are among the contractual forms that Ronald Coase ironically called...
