Direct investment, national champions and EU treaty freedoms : from Maastricht to Lisbon / Frank S. Benyon.
2010
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Author
Title
Direct investment, national champions and EU treaty freedoms : from Maastricht to Lisbon / Frank S. Benyon.
Published
Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010.
Call Number
KJE5175 .B46 2010
ISBN
9781849461085 (cloth)
1849461082 (cloth)
1849461082 (cloth)
Description
xxii, 142 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)573323035
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Portion of Title
Direct investment, national champions and European Union treaty freedoms
Table of Contents
Tables of Cases
ix
Table of Legislation
xvii
Table of International Instruments
xxiii
1.
Introduction
1
I.
The Major Questions
1
II.
International Norms?
1
III.
The Treaty and Direct Investment
2
A.
Direct Investment-A Treaty Freedom?
3
B.
Restrictions on Treaty Freedoms
4
C.
Justifications for Restrictions
4
D.
Who is Competent to Introduce Restrictions on Investment?
5
E.
Treaty Freedoms and Competition Law
5
IV.
The Structure of this Work
6
2.
The Free Movement of Capital
7
I.
Introduction
7
II.
Pre-Maastricht Regime
7
III.
Maastricht Treaty Framework
10
IV.
The Meaning of ̀Capital' and of ̀Restriction' in the Eyes of the Court
13
V.
Conclusion
22
3.
Freedom of Establishment
23
I.
Treaty Provisions
23
II.
Recent Case Law
25
III.
Conclusion
30
4.
Justifications of Restrictions to the Treaty Freedoms: For National Champions? For Network Industries? For Others?
31
I.
Treaty Provisions
31
II.
Public Security
32
III.
National Champions
32
IV.
Control of Ownership
36
V.
Company Law
39
VI.
Conclusion
39
5.
Direct Cross-Border Investment and Merger Control
41
I.
Merger Control Regulation
41
II.
Commission Powers
43
III.
Further Cases
43
IV.
Endesa
45
V.
Inaction
47
Vi.
Conclusion
49
6.
Cross-Border Movements by Companies
50
I.
Treaty Articles
50
II.
Five Cases
52
III.
Immigrants and Emigrants
58
7.
Company Law, Cross-Border Mergers and Takeovers
60
I.
Which Way?
60
II.
Harmonising Company Law
61
III.
Business Logic
61
IV.
The Societas Europaea
62
V.
The Mergers Directive
63
VI.
The Takeover Bids Directive
66
VII.
Conclusion
71
8.
Direct Investments from Third Countries
72
I.
Introduction
72
II.
The Establishment Chapter or the Capital Chapter?
73
III.
The Capital Chapter
78
A.
Lisbon Amendments
79
B.
Looking at the Capital Chapter Alone
80
C.
Looking Now at the Trade Chapter
80
D.
Looking Now at Both the Capital and the Trade Chapters
82
IV.
Justification of Restrictions Towards Third Countries
83
V.
Competence Under Other Treaty Chapters
88
A.
Internal Market
88
B.
Association Agreements etc
89
C.
The Energy Charter Treaty
90
VI.
Conclusion
91
9.
Sovereign Wealth Funds
93
I.
The Gapp
93
II.
A Definition?
94
III.
Why Fear?
96
IV.
Conclusion
96
10.
Bilateral Investment Treaties
99
I.
Introduction
99
II.
Extra-EU Bits
99
III.
Intra-EU Bits
105
IV.
Conclusion
111
11.
The End---But Another Beginning
113
Appendix
117
Index
139