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Author
Title
EU and UK competition law / Cosmo Graham.
Published
Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Longman, 2010.
Call Number
KD2218 .G73 2010
ISBN
9781405859509 (pbk.)
1405859504 (pbk.)
1405859504 (pbk.)
Description
xliii, 551 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)502304528
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Variant Title
European Union and United Kingdom competition law
Table of Contents
Preface
xi
Tables of equivalences
xii
Guided tour
xiv
Acknowledgements
xvii
Table of cases
xviii
Table of European legislation
xxx
Table of UK legislation
xxxix
Table of US legislation
xlil
Table of international agreements
xlii
1.
Introduction to competition law and policy
1
Chapter outline
1
Introduction
1
Objectives of competition law and policy
5
The institutions of competition law in the EU and UK
31
The relationship between EU and UK competition law
45
Summary
54
Further reading
55
2.
The prohibition on anti-competitive agreements
58
Chapter outline
58
Introduction
58
Article 101 TFEU: preliminary issues
60
The concept of an undertaking
66
Agreements, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
74
Restrictions on competition
84
Individual exemptions
101
Summary
112
Further reading
113
3.
Abuse of a dominant position: introduction and pricing abuses
115
Chapter outline
115
Introduction
115
Article 102 TFEU: market definition and dominance
119
Abuse: introduction
128
Excessive pricing
130
Low or predatory pricing
136
Selective low pricing
145
Margin squeeze
146
Summary
151
Further reading
153
4.
Abuse of a dominant position: exclusive dealing, non-pricing abuses and defences
155
Chapter outline
155
Introduction
155
Exclusive dealing, price discrimination, discounts and rebates
155
Tying and bundling
163
Refusals to supply and essential facilities
169
Objective justification and efficiency
177
Conclusions
180
Summary
181
Further reading
182
5.
Merger control
184
Chapter outline
184
Introduction
184
Types of mergers and the potential problems they cause for competition law
185
The control of mergers by the European Commission
189
UK merger control
216
The role of the OFT in controlling mergers in the UK
218
The role of the Competition Commission in controlling mergers in the UK
223
Review of OFT and CC decisions by the Competition Appeal Tribunal
231
Summary
233
Further reading
234
6.
Public enforcement of competition law
236
Chapter outline
236
Introduction
236
European Commission procedures
239
Judicial review of European Commission decisions
257
Allocation of cases between the European Commission and national competition authorities
258
Enforcement in the United Kingdom by the OFT
261
Judicial review of OFT decisions by the Competition Appeal Tribunal
275
Summary
276
Further reading
277
7.
Private enforcement of competition law
279
Chapter outline
279
Introduction
279
Using competition law as a defence
282
Competition law as the basis for an action
283
Conditions for liability
286
Follow-on actions
292
Conclusions on private enforcement
295
Summary
299
Further reading
299
8.
Competition law and the State
301
Chapter outline
301
Introduction
301
State actions contrary to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU
303
Article 106 TFEU
306
State aids
321
Summary
346
Further reading
347
9.
Cartels, Oligopolies and horizontal arrangements
349
Chapter outline
349
Introduction
349
Horizontal agreements: introduction
350
Cartels
352
Horizontal cooperation
363
The oligopoly problem and collective dominance
371
Alternative devices to investigate oligopolistic markets
382
Conclusions
389
Summary
392
Further reading
393
10.
Distribution agreements
394
Chapter outline
394
Introduction
394
Economic issues in relation to vertical agreements
395
The approach to vertical agreements under Article 101(1) TFEU
401
Vertical agreements with the object of restricting competition: absolute territonal protection and export bans
404
Agreements which have the effect of restucting competition
406
The block exemption on vertical agreements
420
Treatment of vertical agreements under UK law
433
Conclusions
436
Summary
436
Further reading
438
11.
Intellectual property and competition law
439
Chapter outline
439
Introduction
439
What are IPRS?
442
IPRs and European Union law
447
The Technology, Transfer Block Exemption Regulation
448
Agreements outside the TTBER
461
Intellectual property and Article 102 TFEU
469
Summary
478
Further reading
478
12.
Competition law and energy and telecommunications
480
Chapter outline
480
Introduction
480
Economic policy issues
481
The energy industries
484
Telecommunications
501
Conclusions
510
Summary
510
Further reading
511
13.
The international dimensions of competition law
512
Chapter outline
512
Introduction
512
Public international law
514
US antitrust law
514
Extraterritorial application of EU law
517
Extraterritorial application of UK law
521
Bilateral relations between the EU and the US
522
Multilateral cooperation
525
Conclusions
527
Summary
531
Further reading
531
Websites
532
Appendix: Competition law on the Web
533
Glossary of economic terms
534
Index
539