Foundations Of Ec Competition Law : The Scope and Principles of Article 82
By: Nazzini, Renato (Author).
Oxford University Press. Published: 15/02/2010. Audience Guide: General (US: Trade).
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
Article 82 of the EC Treaty prohibits the abuse of a dominant position as incompatible with the common market. Its application in practice has been wide-ranging with goals as diverse as the preservation of an undistorted competitive process, the protection of economic freedom, the maximisation of consumer welfare, total welfare, or economic efficiency all cited as possible or desirable objectives. These conflicting aims have raised complex, conceptual questions such as how a dominant position should be defined, and how abuses can be assessed. This book addresses the conceptual questions underlying the test to be applied under Article 82 in light of the objectives of EU competition law. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, the book covers all the main issues relating to Article 82, including the definition of dominance, the taxonomy of abuses, and the criteria for the assessment of individual abusive practices. It provides an in-depth doctrinal and normative commentary of the case law with the aim of establishing an intellectually robust and practically workable analytical framework for abuse of dominance. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0199226156/9780199226153
TITLE: Foundations of EC Competition Law
CONTRIBUTORS: Nazzini, Renato (Author)
IMPRINT: Oxford University Press
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 15/02/2010
SUBJECT: Law, Law, European Law, European Law
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 156mm x 234mm
PAGES: 400
AUDIENCE GUIDE: General (US: Trade)
CONTENTS: 1. The Problem and the Structure of the Inquiry; 2. The Objective of EU Competition Law; 3. The Test for Abuse of Dominance and Whether It Includes Purely Exploitative 'Abuses'; 4. The Proof of the Infringement; 5. The Role of Dominance; 6. Taxonomy of Abuses; 7. Exclusionary Abuses; 8. Discrimination; 9. Intellectual Property Rights, Dynamic Efficiency, and Competition Law; 10. Critique of Sector-specific Approaches to Article 82; 11. From Theory to Practice: The Role of Error Costs in the Application of Article 82 in the EU; 12. Establishing an Analytical Framework for Abuse of Dominance
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