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El TJUE limita el ámbito de aplicación del art. 6 LDC: ¿qué queda de la teoría de la doble barrera? — How to Crack a Nut
El TJUE limita el ámbito de aplicación del art. 6 LDC: ¿qué queda de la teoría de la doble barrera?
La Sentencia de 3 de mayo de 2011 del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea, Gran Sala, asunto C-375/2009 (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów / Tele 2 Polska sp. z o.o., actualmente Netia SA) impone una limitación relevante al ámbito de aplicación del artículo 6 de la Ley 15/2007, de 3 de julio, de Defensa de la Competencia al impedir su aplicación en casos de análisis conjunto del derecho nacional y comunitario.
Conforme al artículo 6 LDC, cuando lo requiera el interés público, la Comisión Nacional de la Competencia (CNC) podrá declarar de oficio la inaplicabilidad del artículo 1 LDC que prohíbe conductas colusorias a un acuerdo, decisión o práctica que no sea restrictivo de la competencia o que genere una eficiencia neta, o con respecto al artículo 2 LDC, cuando una determinada práctica de un operador con poder de mercado no constituya un abuso de posición de dominio. Se trata de una diposición que pretende dar a la CNC la capacidad de aclarar el derecho aplicable (particularmente, en casos nuevos, en los que no haya precedentes válidos para orientar a las empresas en su autoevaluación de su conducta competitiva) y que tiene un importantísimo valor en la prevención de litigiosidad en el ámbito privado (dado que cualquier demandante tendría muy difícil superar el estándar de prueba necesario para acreditar la existencia de colusión o de abuso frente a un juez de lo mercantil en contra de una declaración de inaplicabilidad del art. 6 LDC, si es que acaso el propio juez no se encuentra vinculado por la misma--cuestión controvertida que, algún día, tendrá que resolver el Tribunal Supremo).
Pues bien, al analizar un precepto sustancialmente idéntido de la normativa de competencia polaca, el TJUE determinó que la autoridad nacional "el artículo 5 del Reglamento [1/2003] debe interpretarse en el sentido de que se opone a que una autoridad nacional de competencia pueda adoptar una decisión por la que se declare que no se ha vulnerado el artículo 102 TFUE cuando, con objeto de aplicarlo, examina si concurren las condiciones de aplicación de dicho artículo y, a raíz de ese examen, concluye que no se ha producido una práctica abusiva". Sin embargo, el TJUE enfatiza que el propio artículo 5 del Reglamento 1/2003 determina que "las competencias de las autoridades nacionales de competencia se limitan a adoptar una decisión de que no procede su intervención" (énfasis añadidos). Por tanto, en casos en que la CNC (o cualquier otra autoridad nacional de competencia que cuente en su legislación con una disposición idéntica o similar al art. 6 LDC) esté analizando una conducta bajo la aplicación conjunta del artículo 1 LDC y 101 TFUE o 2 LDC y 102 TFUE, no podrá dictar una declaración de inaplicación del artículo 6 LDC. Más aún, parece que el TJUE ha venido a imponer un "deber de no motivación" en caso de decisión de no intervención [que, en el caso español, debería instrumentarse a través de una decisión de no acreditación de la comisión de un ilícito, conforme al art. 53.1.c) LDC] que podría vulnerar los principios más esenciales del procedimiento administrativo--al impedir que la CNC justifique debidamente las razones por las que no se ha producido el incumplimiento.
Sin embargo, estas dificultades y restricciones no serán aplicables en los casos en que la infracción sea de ámbito puramente doméstico y, por tanto, no resulten de aplicación los artículos 101 y 102 TFUE. Por tanto, la asimetría en las competencias de la CNC para la aplicación del Derecho nacional y comunitario de la competencia parece crecer en función de que haya o no una afectación del comercio intracomunitario.
Llegados a este punto, quizá convenga replantearnos qué queda de la teoría de la doble barrera y si esa ficción dinamizadora de la integración económica europea creada por la propia jurisprudencia del TJUE en 1969 sigue teniendo algún sentido. Sobre todo, porque estamos complicando excesivamente el sistema de reparto de competencias de aplicación sobre esa base conceptual que, honestamente, hace aguas desde hace mucho tiempo.
Tags CNC, TJUE, declaración inaplicabilidad, reglamento 1/2003
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Some bold thoughts about the (distant?) future of public procurement in the EU
Form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level under Reg. 51 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 8, 2015
Contract award notices under Reg. 50 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 7, 2015
New SSRN paper on State aid enforcement after the crisis
Contract notices under Reg. 49 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 6, 2015
Prior information notices under Reg. 48 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 5, 2015
Time limits under Reg. 47 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 May 1, 2015
Division of contracts into lots under Reg. 46 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Variants under Reg. 45 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Test reports, certificates and other means of proof under Reg. 44 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Labels under Reg. 43 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
2nd edn of Public Procurement and the EU Competition Rules (Hart, 2015) now available
Technical specifications under Reg. 42 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Prior involvement of candidates or tenderers under Reg. 41 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Preliminary market consultations under Reg. 40 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Procurement involving contracting authorities from other Member States under Reg. 39 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Occasional joint procurement under Reg. 38 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies under Reg. 37 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Electronic catalogues under Reg.36 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 16, 2015
Electronic auctions under Reg.35 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 15, 2015
Dynamic purchasing systems under Reg. 34 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Apr 14, 2015
Rethinking the Law School and the way law academics publish (reference to @CarelStolker)
Framework agreements under Reg. 33 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication under Reg. 32 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Innovation partnerships under Reg. 31 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Competitive dialogue under Reg. 30 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Procurement tennis pauses for Easter break
Public procurement in the CJEU's Annual Report 2014 Statistics
The CJEU's maximalism and minimalism in the treatment of experience as a procurement award criterion (C-601/13)
Competitive procedures with negotiation under Reg. 29 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Restricted procedures under Reg. 28 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Duty to state reasons for the ranking of tenders in public procurement: Evropaïki Dynamiki strikes back (T-297/09)
Open procedures under Reg. 27 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Choice of procedures under Reg. 26 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Conditions relating to the GPA and other international agreements under Reg. 25 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
New paper on the continuing relevance of general principles of EU public procurement after the Concessions Directive
Conflicts of interest under Reg. 24 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
GC supports exercise of discretion in the assessment of technical compliance in public procurement (T-30/12)
Nomenclatures under Reg. 23 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
A conversation on horizontal policies in public procurement
Rules applicable to communication under Reg. 22 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (II)
CJEU offers clarification on identification and assessment of conflicts of interest in public procurement (C-538/13)
Rules applicable to communication under Reg. 22 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (I)
Confidentiality under Reg. 21 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 17, 2015
Reserved contracts under Reg.20 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 13, 2015
Economic operators under Reg.19 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Don't skip a beat: CJEU intends to strengthen consumer protection of medical devices, but does it? (C-503/13)
Principles of procurement under Reg.18 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 11, 2015
Procurements involving defence or security aspects which are awarded or organised pursuant to international rules under Reg.17 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 10, 2015
Mixed procurement involving defence or security aspects under Reg.16 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Mar 9, 2015
Defence and Security Procurement under Reg.15 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Research and Development Services under Reg.14 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Is Inter-Environnement Wallonie alive? It is, but the CJEU does not maximise use of Directive's anticipatory effects (C-104/04)
Contracts subsidised by contracting authorities under Reg.13 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Public contracts between entities within the public sector under Reg.12 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Service contracts awarded on the basis of an exclusive right under Reg.11 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Specific exclusions for service contracts under Reg.10 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Procurement pursuant to international rules under Reg.9 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
An interesting different take on public procurement decision-making (reference to Crowder, 2015)
Specific exclusions in the field of electronic communications under Reg.8 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Utilities' exclusion under Reg.7 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Methods for calculating the estimated value of procurement under Reg.6 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Threshold amounts under Reg.5 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Mixed procurement under Reg.4 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Subject-matter and scope under Reg.3 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Definitions under Reg.2 Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Public Contracts Regulations 2015: A four hand commentary
Should Damages in Public Procurement Hinge on Disappointed Bidders’ Commercial Interests? A Comment on Energy Solutions EU Ltd v Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Marketing and the perfect crime? CJEU engages in a strange discussion of operational vs commercial discounts and issues ruling against mail consolidators (C-340/13, bpost)
Delays in public procurement and liquidated damages (Dosi & Moretto, 2015): a further justification for new rules on modification and termination
AG Szpunar submits that German nuclear taxes are not State aid, but his reasoning is totally unimaginative (C-5/14)
A political scientist's call (to the UK) to strengthen competition in the procurement of social services (Lamothe, 2014)
GC gets it totally wrong and pushes once more for excessive price transparency in public procurement (T-667/11)
New SSRN working paper on Qualification, Selection and Exclusion of Economic Operators Under Spanish Public Procurement Law
Some difficult questions on the interaction between public procurement and competition law
Direct award of concession contracts to holders of exclusive rights: the puzzle of Art 10(1) Dir 2014/23
CJEU criticisably supports taxi monopoly in State aid case on use of London's bus lanes (C-518/13)
Exclusive rights, State aid and lottery: a winning ticket worth an extended monopoly? (T-58/13)
Some thoughts on a paper on the Concessions Directive and competition law [Farley-Pourbaix, (2015) JECLAP 6(1): 15-25]
Happy holidays and all best wishes for 2015
CJEU supports interaction between competition and public procurement rules (C-470/13)
CJEU contributes to the blurring of public-private divide in public procurement (C-568/13)
Contracting authorities should not be scared to exclude misbehaving tenderers, for the CJEU has their back (C-440/13)
Is Altmark not applicable to ambulance services? Or is San Lorenzo & Croce Verde not very clear? (C-113/13)
Teaser: Why are ambulance services different, and why is it so complicated to procure them? (C-113/13)
Justifications for apparently abnormally low tenders need to be in sync with original tender (T-422/11)
The best way to deal with a petition to the European Parliament? Admit it and then we'll see (C-261/13)
Paper on centralisation of procurement and competition law
Is the flexibilisation of formal requirements in public procurement going both ways? (T-394/12)
Short procurement reflection
"Monitor and the Competition and Markets Authority": My new paper on health care, procurement and competition in the UK
CJEU confirms strict approach against acceptance of incomplete submissions in public procurement (C-42/13)
My approach to public procurement and competition: A rebuttal to Prof Arrowsmith (2012) and Prof Kunzlik (2013)
CJEU keeps Lianakis interpretation relevant under Directive 2014/24 (C-641/13)
Competition lawyers, please, please, please be aware of public procurement rules: A comment on Bornico & Walden (2011)
A 'private tax-payer test' for State aid? ... or how the Commission is not getting it (about the Apple APA case)
A refresher on the rules applicable to charges having the equivalent effect of a custom duty (C-254/13)
Three recent cases on EU Institutions' procurement and one common theme: good administration and confidential information (T-498/11, T-91/12 & T-199/12)
Neighbouring the Uber conflicts: AG Wahl's Opinion on London's bus/taxi lanes as State aid (C-518/13)
New Book: G Racca & C Yukins (eds) "Integrity and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts" (Brussels, Bruylant, 2014).
CJEU continues reducing the scope of minimum wage laws when public contracts are subcontracted (C‑549/13)
GC pushes for overcompliance with EU public procurement rules in the provision of public services (T-309/12)
GC uses principle of equality of treatment as "fix-for-all", despite flagrant procedural irregularities (T-48/12)
(Progressively formed) res iudicata all'italiana: or how EU law's supremacy can deactivate final judgments (C-213/13)
CJEU fuels joint application of Arts 102 & 106(1) TFEU to suppress unequal conditions of competition (C-553/12P)
Something to feel proud of
... and Cut! Lights Out for the €274mn Spanish "Ciudad de la Luz" Film Studios (T-319/12)
CJEU protects discriminatory green energy schemes and keeps inconsistency in EU free movement of goods law (C-573/12)
Competition infringer: You don't want the EU Commission as your banker (T-564/10)
It Won't Last Long? CJEU takes a functional, competition-based approach to in-house provision that questoins the criteria in the new EU procurement directives (C-574/12)
Could Intel challenge its 1bn Euro fine on grounds of 'corporate human rights'?
GC sets burden of proof of conflicts of interest in procurement too high (T-4/13)
Pervasive Legal Instrumentalism and Scholarly Herd Behaviour in Law: A Short Reflection on van Gestel & Micklitz (2014)
State aid and (university) software licensing: who's interested? (T-488/11)
When the CJEU opens the umbrella, lawyers and economists get ready for a warm shower of damages claims (C-557/12)
Directive 2014/23 on concessions and the 'Frankenstein effect'
The elusiveness of academic integrity and its value: some musings against any relaxation of standards
Why are NHS Commissioners 'undertakings' and, consequently, subject to competition law?
An Opportunity for a 21st Century Spanish Republic? The King has abdicated, long live the Republic!
A new European Dynamics challenge rejected: let's focus on admissibility of claims (T-553/11)
Parody and the protection of fundamental rights under EU law: No laughing matter? (C-201/13)
The "new" principle of competition in Directive 2014/24: a new set of presumptions?
When time limits result in a prohibition, the Commission cannot present its decisions as 'temporary authorisations' (T-198/12)
Are future (lease) contracts covered by the EU public procurement directives? (C-213/13)
Has Directive 2014/24 come too late for horizontal in-house provision? (C-15/13)
Osei-Afoakwa's Paper on Transparency and Procurement
The new Directive on Concessions is basically unnecessary, but creates red tape, duplication & legal uncertainty (Dir 2014/23)
ECLI and the new method of citing case law of the CJEU
GC hints at a reduction of the burden of motivation of administrative decisions under EU law (T-319/11)
CJEU further pushes for a universal application of the 'market economy private investor test' (C-224/12)
Recent CJEU and GC views on the "economic advantage" element in State aid cases (C-559/12 and T-150/12)
US GAO publishes report on urgency contracting (GAO-14-304)
CJEU stresses 'consumer interest' test under Art 34 TFEU and finds Spain guilty of "gold-plating" in transport services' regulation (C-428/12)
CJEU 'consolidates' market access test in the enforcement of Art 34 TFEU (C-639/11 & C-61/12)
Keep amassing your brand or it will be eaten up (C-409/12)
US GAO reports on test commercial items program for #publicprocurement
CJEU clearly indicates total lack of will to effectively become EU's constitutional court (C-206/13)
A first reaction to AG Kokott's KONE Opinion (C-557/12)
Coauthored paper with @pacomarcos: “Human Rights” Protection for Corporate Antitrust Defendants: Are We Not Going Overboard?
New Paper: A critical assessment of the new health care procurement rules in the UK
AG Mengozzi on extension of "in-house" to "public house" procurement exception (C-15/13)
CJEU consolidates functional approach to customs nomenclature interpretation (C-380/12)
Principle of competition finally consolidated into public procurement directives
Free movement (of gold) meets consumer protection (C-481/12)
"National brands" and State aid: AG Whatelet on investing in "State branding" (C-533 & 536/12)
Vote for the Antitrust Writing Awards & Ranking 2014
Happy holidays and all best wishes for 2014!
What's left of the 'new limb' of Art 263(4) TFEU after Inuit and Telefonica? (C-274/12 P)
CJEU follows AG Jääskinen in revisiting PreussenElektra and minimising Doux Elevages' requirements for State imputability of aid measures (C-262/12)
CJEU: vertical effect of Directives goes both ways (C-425/12)
CJEU rubber stamps Italian minimum tariffs for certification in public procurement, subject to proportionality (C-327/12)
Is the CJEU engaging in 'Judicial Abstinence'? Or, where do we go from here?
CJEU strengthens Commission's enforcement monopoly in State aid (C-111/10) and jeopardises its consistent enforcement with other EU policies (C-272/12)
CJEU on renegotiation of mandatory technical conditions in negotiated procedures: A good case? (C-561/12)
Some comments on Robinson (2013) "Social Public Procurement: Corporate Responsibility Without Regulation"
Of lost emails, the duty to state reasons and a dimming light in the horizon of eProcurement (T-424/12)
It's for the GC to decide, but it's not ok: CJEU rules on 'excessive duration' of competition law litigation (C-40/12 P)
"You have been warned": AG Sharpston's concerns should be sorted out differently
CJEU toys with the one stop shop approach and muddies the waters of State Aid analysis (C-284/12)
GPS' strategy and planning framework agreement could have been fatally flawed (or the joys of copy & paste)
Isn't silence golden? A comment on Menager's "Communication in Procurement" (2013)
CJEU rejects avoidance of litigation as a valid 'overriding reason in the public interest' justifying a direct award of a concession contract (C-212/12)
CJEU kicks new #concessions Directive in the shins (C-388/12)
GC rules on two-part State aid measures and selectivity under Art 107(1) TFEU (T-499/10)
Is Costa v Enel forgotten? CJEU trips over supremacy and direct effect in case concerning Art 41(2)(c) CFREU (C-313/12)
Missed opportunity for the CJEU to confirm 'non bis in idem' in State aid enforcement (C-560/12 P and C-587/12 P)
Spanish competition watchdog CNMC issues report on health care outsourcing procurement
Unacceptable pull back of Erasmus grants in Spain
OFT takes a close look at ICT procurement
Clouds in the horizon of Spanish airport operator privatisation?
"Ne bis in idem" in State aid control? CJEU quashes Deutsche Post decision (C-77/12 P)
Maybe not such a global appraisal of State aid after all: CJEU backtracks from a truly economic approach (C-124/10)
Planning for US DOD pharmaceutical benefits procurement: A need to think outside the box and a lesson for the EU
Not a gold pot: Free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in Spain (C-566/11)
Public procurement and competition: a Swedish perspective
3 more instalments in the Evropaïki Dynamiki saga: one successful appeal (T-638/11)
A jigsaw of qualifications or a procurement puzzle?: CJEU launches a depth charge against certification systems (C-94/12)
CJEU flexibilises treatment of formally non-compliant bids in public procurement (C-336/12)
Interesting EFTA case on 'expert evaluations' and 'bidding procedures' and State aid (E-9/12)
AG Cruz Villalon on access to leniency applications: A stringent test. Really? (C-365/12)
UK's Competition Commission findings on private healthcare markets unfair, says UK CAT
AG Cruz Villalon opposes Italian minimum #tariffs for #publicprocurement #certification (C-327/12)
Risk of 'sweet deals' for public sector #mutuals under the new #EU #publicprocurement rules leading to #monopolisation of social services
Principle of #competition to be recognised in new #EU #PublicProcurement Rules
UK's Competition Commission issues provisional findings on private healthcare markets
CJEU 'warns' against tax breaks based on employment goals: State aid rules (may) oppose them (C-6/12)
AG Jääskinen revisits PreussenElektra and minimises implications of Doux Elevages (C-262/12)
CJEU protects right to challenge public procurement decisions by non-compliant tenderers (C-100/12)
AG (dangerously) stresses possibility to indirectly challenge State Aid decisions via Art 267 TFEU
CJEU gives blow to competition lawyers: Your (legal) opinion is worthless (C-681/11)
Current Proposals on Exclusion, Qualitative Selection and Shortlisting in EU Public Procurement
La propuesta de 'Directiva de Daños’ crearía efectos de cosa juzgada para las decisiones finales de la Comisión Nacional de Mercados y Competencia
(Non)disclosure of leniency applications in the proposed 'Damages Directive': Commission v CJEU?
GC (T-668/11): 'mere' non-compliance with formal #publicprocurement rules does not trigger liability for loss of profits
#CJEU disagrees with AG Jaaskinen on access to #leniency files for damages claims purposes (C-536/11)
US DoD to consolidate contracting for healthcare professionals in view of GAO recommendation
A missed opportunity to analyse a potential #abuse of a #dominantposition created by #publicprocurement (T-74/11)
#CJEU incorrectly analyses 'State imputability' and gives green light to (pseudo)fiscal #Stateaid schemes (C-677/11)
Avoidance of EU #publicprocurement rules by artificial contract split triggers #reduction in cohesion funds for #Spain (T-384/10)
How forcefully can the @OFTgov reign in #NHS anti-competitive procurement?
Anticompetitive behaviour in NHS #publicprocurement: Regulating distortions of competition?
#CJEU does not tolerate a slacker @EU_Commission in #Stateaid control (C-615/11): Commission counter-attacks with 'case management' excuses
A strong defense of the 'welfare standard' in #antitrust #enforcement (#welfare trumps #choice): end of the debate?
The @EU_Commission Report on #Competition Policy 2012: An interesting piece of #softlaw?
A spoonful of #publicprocurement in the #CJEU's bowl
#PublicProcurement Promoting #PublicHealth: A New Risk for Potential Distortions of #Competition or a Fat Chance?
Comentarios a la Comunicación sobre el programa de #clemencia de la @CNCompetencia
#CJEU shows excessive deference towards #socialpolicy in #publicprocurement: #socialhousing schemes may not be public contracts (C-197/11)
GC on #quality assurance #standards in #publicprocurement: A knee-jerk reaction (T-288/11)
Public sector reform in the UK: A procurement battlefield in the horizon?
#CJEU pushes for EU single fiscal territory in ban of Spanish 'cross-border' tax on unrealised capital gains (C-64/11 Commission v Spain)
Lack of an EU administrative #appeal does not broaden #GC and #CJEU review powers in #publicprocurement
Stock manipulation via twitter: The new frontier of securities regulation?
La multa de la @CNCompetencia a #Correos y sus implicaciones en #contrataciónpública: ¿está todo dicho?
#CJEU confirms that #IPlaw violations belong to the sphere of the outstanding contractual relationship (Systran, C-103/11-P)
Whatever is left of the #EUCouncil? #CJEU 'Pringle' and the 'single European patent' judgments set a moving target
El informe de la @CNCompetencia sobre el Anteproyecto de Ley de racionalización y sostenibilidad de la administración local #ALRASOAL
Soft Administrative #EULaw? Some comments on Temple Lang's views on #DGComp Manual of Procedure
Rejection of Abnormally Low and Non-Compliant Tenders in EU Public Procurement: A Comparative View on Selected Jurisdictions
Cheaters beware: GC enforces strict #suspension rules in EU #publicprocurement (T-87/11)
If you fine me, I have the right to appeal ~ even if someone else foots the bill (C-652/11)
CJEU strengthens #EULaw on #food #information: more #disclosure in the #consumers' interest
#GAO reports that there is scope for more competition in #US Defense #procurement
Avoiding gold plating in the transposition of #EUlaw: A distinctive UK approach?
Becoming true #EUcitizens: The only way out of the #crisis (and beyond)?
Not worth the paper it is written on? ~ AG on the expectations created by legal advice in #competition (C-681/11) #EULaw
US GAO report on the use of small business and other preferences in the acquisition of goods
With a little help from my friends: AG Jääskinen supports flexible interpretation of rules on reliance on third party capabilities in #publicprocurement
#Decency in #publicprocurement could take us out of the #crisis: or how #corruption is making us bleed out
One more #publicprocurement Judgment in the Evropaïki Dynamiki Saga (T-9/10)
The Future of European Legal Education -- Comment on Maduro's views
Why is #competition law so special? Or how #leniency will kill private #damages actions (AG C-536/11)
Las tasas judiciales como límite a la efectividad del Derecho UE: Una razón (más) para su supresión
CJEU prevents competitors from taking the law into their hands (C-68/12)
US GAO report on interagency contracting: A mirror for centralised purchasing strategies in the EU?
Latest GC on contract modification in #publicprocurement: Practical difficulties and the need for new rules in the 2013 Directive
#publicprocurement in price regulated markets: you cannot have your cake and eat it too, Mme. Spanish Minister of Health
Impossible dialogue on EU #publicprocurement reform? Council and Parliament follow parallel roads
A bunch of perfectly useless deposit-guarantee schemes will do ( EFTA Court E-16/11 #icesave )
Public Procurement and Competition: Some Challenges Arising from Recent Developments in EU Public Procurement Law
Who is an interested undertaking in procurement and State aid cases? (T-182/10)
CJEU puts a noose around its neck: Again on hypertrophy of Art 267 TFEU (C-416/10)
A vueltas con las costas judiciales excesivas (Martinsa v Fadesa II)
Season's Greetings a Wonderful New Year!
Un poco de sensatez: el problema está en los partidos políticos
In-house providing and (minimum) "effective" public control: Sunset or breaking dawn for purely public (commercial) service providers? (C‑182 and 183/11)
GC on non-disclosure of ECB documents: Carte blanche to public market manipulation? (T-590/10)
EPA's ban on BP: A reminder that we need a suspension and debarment regime in EU public procurement
Recapitalisation of the Spanish Banks: Or the Commission as a Sectorial Regulator
Tendering for licences and tendering for contracts: Consistency of the approach (AG in case C‑569/10)
Protection of IPR and limits of contractual relationships: AG Opinion in Case C-103/11 P
Confidentiality and understandability of EU Courts' Judgments: An impossible balance? (T-135/09)
CJEU puts a stop to the 'kidnapping' of investors in public undertakings: a broader reading of C-244/11
Cartels in public procurement: A short comment on Heimler's (2012) J Comp L & Econ 8(3): 1-14
CJEU clarifies some practical issues concerning upfront buyers and trustees (C-551/10)
US GAO report on streamlined use of strategic sourcing: Again, on exercising public buyer power
An interesting assessment of the enforcement of EU procurement rules: Pelkmans & Correia De Brito (2012) Enforcement in the EU Single Market Nov 2, 2012
El «supercontrato» de recogida de basuras de Madrid: ¿Una oportunidad perdida para el uso inteligente de las reglas sobre agregación y división de contratos en lotes?
Summum ius, summa iniuria? GC supports a very narrow approach to the dismissal of non-fully compliant tenders (T-216/09)
"Ask responsibly": a warning on the hypertrophy of referrals for preliminary rulings
Why do you need to have sustained profits to perform a public contract? A critical view on C-218/11
'Winner' means WINNER and 'prize' means FREE PRIZE: The CJEU overshoots the mark of consumer protection (C-428/11)
Crisis jurídica tras la crisis económica: ¿una visión (justificadamente) pesimista?
Duty to give reasons under EU procurement law and EU trademark law: is there a contradiction?
Again on procurement debriefing and its excesses: Extent of the duty to give (very detailed) reasons to bidders and right to a fair trial (T-183/10)
EU's accession to the ECHR and due process rights: Nothing new under the sun?
Still an excessive level of transparency in public procurement debriefing? C-629/11 P Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission
Do we need a clearer message?: Distorting competition is not only wrong, it is socially empoverishing
Bankruptcy-proofness as a (new) source of (illegal) State aid: GC backs the Commission in T-154/10
GC backs broad Commission discretion not to pursue antitrust cases in absence of "Community interest"
La intervención del Gobierno en control de concentraciones: Se ha abierto la caja de Pandora(?)
La cuestión prejudicial no funciona así. Si el arancel de los procuradores es desproporcionado, declárelo, pero no quiera pasar la patata caliente al TJUE
This is not (well, yes) binding, but (maybe) you can disregard it. AG Kokott on soft law and EU competition policy
An interesting reminder on institutional culture and public service commitment: First speech by Clive Maxwell, new OFT's Chief Executive
Distinguishing 'lawyers' and 'legal advisors': The CJEU has its say: It all rests on independence
Public buyers will self-protect against bid rigging
What is wrong with the principle of competition in procurement? Back to the non-discrimination rhetoric
Goodbye to the European Procurement Passport: Hello false claims and/or criminalisation rules?
Technical neutrality in procurement, life cycle costs and environmental considerations: the acceptability of supplying reused or repared goods (in Spain)
Back to work, but covered with email
Any State aid implications in Ofcom's 4G auction?
Do unto others... The CJEU juggles with the presumption of control through ownership
How precisely must evaluation rules be described in procurement documents? According to the GC, not that precisely
Another step back in the definition of (public) undertakings for the purposes of EU competition law
A further step towards effective free movement of corporations
El rescate como maldición: las pérdidas de los inversores son inevitables, pero lo importante es que se distribuyan de forma sensata: reducciones de capital a cero lo primero
On theatre and whisky: GC pushes further in the protection of reputed trademarks
A software licence is a contract, isn't it? A bad transfer of analogic law to the digital environment by the CJEU
A vueltas con el nuevo código mercantil
CJEU stresses that consistent interpretation of domestic laws with EU provisions cannot give rise to, or aggravate liability in, criminal law
Waiting for a further word of the US S. Ct. on State Action Doctrine—where are we in the EU?
FSA fines Barclays in LIBOR / EURIBOR misconduct case: does it prevent competition law fines?
Algunas implicaciones de la STC sobre el Impuesto catalán de grandes superficies comerciales: o como (no) definir un hecho imponible
Impuesto catalán de grandes superficies comerciales, ¿cómo va a ser constitucional?
El riesgo de ser viral gracias a Google: según el TS, la mayor difusión en internet es positiva per se
Good news: ECJ pushes for an antiformalistic extension of the 'market economy private investor test'
Otro rebrote del nacionalismo económico, o las OPAs no están para esto
La publicidad del juego: litigiosidad a la vista
Comercio Justo, Productos Ecológicos, Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y Contratación Pública: Buena STJUE en el Caso C‑368/10 Comisión contra Holanda
Más paños calientes desde el CGPJ: ¿para cuándo un sistema judicial serio, donde las incompatibilidades se hagan respetar?
Marca comunitaria vs. marcas nacionales: registra todas lo que puedas, que algo protegen
Venta de participaciones industriales de entidades financieras nacionalizadas (Bankia-IAG, por ejemplo)
A vueltas con el concepto de empresa y los operadores públicos: ¿No se aplica la teoría de las essential facilities a los operadores públicos?
Ley de Acceso: tensar la cuerda no resuelve el problema. ¿Qué tal si pagamos por las prácticas a los despachos e instituciones?
Algunas ideas impopulares para la reforma universitaria (de alguien que se aleja de la universidad española)
La extensión a la Administración Pública de las normas de competencia, o la CNC de nuevo a la espalda del Derecho comunitario
La confirmación de la multa a Telefónica y la debilidad estructural de la propuesta CNMC
Remuneración e independencia de los consejeros: ¿por qué el CUBG se queda corto?
¿Las UTE como escudo contra cárteles? ¡Por favor!
La mujer del César... o por qué España no puede ser un país serio
Tutela de pequeños inversores en mercados de capitales: el caso Bankia c. Salazar (SOS/Deoleo) como excusa
"Hijoputa", no vales como marca: ¿tenemos un problema?
Ilegal propuesta de plan extraordinario de pago a proveedores de CCAA: ¿dónde queda la Ley de represión de la morosidad?
Más sobre el Código Mercantil (o Código Gallardón): "En tiempos de tribulación, no hacer mudanza"
Publiquen, publiquen... pero sólo un poco
Código de buenas prácticas de la banca, coste reputacional y competencia desleal
¿Costas excesivas? (a propósito de Martinsa contra el Sr. Jové, pero no sólo)
De nuevo: la teoría de la doble barrera, principio de non bis in idem y el formalismo del TJUE
El valor de los expendientes en los despachos de abogados y la protección (inefectiva) de secretos comerciales
Publicado caso 2ª ed moot Comillas ICADE, sobre competencia desleal, arbitraje y ¡twitter!
Sin una audiencia mínima, las clases no funcionan... pero ¿por qué?
Los juristas y los porcentajes: ¿vidas paralelas?
Dos papers sobre la modernización de la contratación pública en la UE
Mayor responsabilidad (penal) de los gestores públicos--La contratación pública como ejemplo de libro
Premio Jóvenes Juristas 2012
Fusiones bancarias: ¿nos conviene lo que el mercado desea?
Utilización de marcas renombradas ajenas: ¿depende el aprovechamiento reputacional de la notoriedad del infractor?
La morosidad de las administraciones: (todavía) un incumplimiento generalizado y permanente del Derecho UE
Unas pruebas de acceso al servicio de los colegios de abogados: así no vamos a ninguna parte
Publicidad ilícita y dignidad de la mujer: un desafortunado recordatorio
Prácticas desleales con consumidores y usuarios: ¿son realmente ilícitos per se, o no tanto?
¿Un nuevo caso de acción "torpedo" en materia de no infracción de patente?
Nuevas recomendaciones de la US GAO sobre suspensión y exclusión de oferentes en contratación pública: hagámoslas nuestras
Una visión comparada de la aplicación de la normativa de competencia en la contratación pública
Contra la reinstauración de la tasa judicial: responsabilicemos (más) a los abogados
La importancia de la prevención y cumplimiento en defensa de la competencia: "compliance matters"
Las becas del Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía: máxima prioridad
¿Ha dado el TS carta de naturaleza a los pools de marcas?: "proteja su marca por acumulación"
Por una universidad menos encorsetada
Dificultades para la constitución de garantías sobre derechos de emisión de gases de efecto invernadero
Administración concursal y apropiación indebida: ¿tenemos instrumentos adecuados para evitarlo?
Competencia y auditoría, o el mito de la competencia natural en mercados altamente regulados
Responsabilidad penal y disolución societaria: su efectividad depende de una reforma legal inacabada
La necesaria racionalización del "interés casacional" y la operatividad del Tribunal Supremo
Colusión y contratación pública: ¿para cuándo una descalificación efectiva de los infractores?
El TJUE y la autoevaluación de conductas restrictivas de la competencia: ¿Para qué queremos reglamentos de exención por categorías?
2ª edición Moot Comillas ICADE
El velo societario se levanta igual, con o sin concurso de acreedores
La SEC da (más) razones para desconfiar de las agencias de calificación
La “españolidad” de las empresas: ¿en qué consiste y qué sentido tiene?
Condiciones restrictivas en la contratación pública: ¿nunca aprenderemos?
Inexistencia de una obligación de renegociar contractos anticompetitivos, ¿un desincentivo a la aplicación privada del Derecho de la competencia?
Agencias de rating y reputación, ¿por qué seguimos fiándonos?
La crisis como oportunidad de reforma: ¿nos atrevemos a racionalizar la universidad?
El nuevo deber de reparto de dividendos de las sociedades de capital: ¿dónde queda la autonomía de la Junta en la determinación del interés social?
¿Nulo impacto? de una reforma vacía
Un mundo sin profesores de Derecho: una llamada a aportar valor
Un interesante (y creíble) impulso a la reducción de la morosidad de las administraciones públicas
Reducción de beneficios e incremento de sueldo de los ejecutivos: peligrosas contradicciones
A vueltas con el canon digital: su supresión tampoco es buena solución
La posición de la CNC sobre el nuevo sistema de acceso a la profesión de abogado: ¿restricción de la competencia per se o modernización y homologación necesaria?
El verdadero reto del nuevo Máster de Acceso a la Abogacía: pensar más allá de nuestras limitaciones y prejuicios
La morosidad de las administraciones públicas, o la falacia en la aplicación de las normas al sector público
OPV de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado: ¿información comprensible y veraz para los inversores minoristas?
Problemas de priorización, o el síndrome de Peter Pan de la CNC
Incitación a la infidelidad ¿un supuesto de publicidad ilícita?
España, ¿de espaldas a la patente comunitaria?
Tratamiento igualitario, perjudicial para todos

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 artículo 1
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 artículo 5
 artículo 102
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 artículo 1
 artículo 6