Readership: Soliciters and barristers specialising in competition law, in-house lawyers, policy makers and economists, academics in the field, judges, reference libraries.
David Vaughan CBE QC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, Sarah Lee, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, Brian Kennelly, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers, and Philip Riches, Barrister, Stone Chambers
Table of Legislation Table of Cases 1 INTRODUCTION A: General B: Implementation of the rules of competition 2 SCOPE OF THE RULES OF COMPETITION A: Territorial application B: Personal application C: Temporal application D: Sectoral application 3 AGREEMENTS, DECISIONS OF ASSOCIATIONS OF UNDERTAKINGS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES A: Introduction B: Agreements, decisions and concerted practices C: The object or effect of preventing D: Effect on trade between Member States E: The requirement of 'appreciable' effect on competition and on trade between Member states F: Exemption 4 ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION A: The prohibition B: Dominant position C: Abuse D: Affecting trade between Member States 5 STATE INVOLVEMENT AND THE APPLICATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION A: Article 86 B: Article 86(1) C: Article 86(2) D: Article 86(3) E: Article 81 in conjunction with article 10 Index