The foundations of European Union competition law
Subtitle: the objective and principles of Article 102
By: Renato Nazzini
Series: Oxford studies in European law
Publisher: New York; Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780199226153
Subjects: Unfair Competition; Antitrust law
Description: Article 82 of the EC Treaty prohibits the abuse of a dominant position as incompatible with the common market. Here the difficulties of assessing abuse in terms of Article 82 in light of the objectives of EU competition law are addressed to establish a robust and workable analytical framework for abuse of dominance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-425) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Normative theory of competition law; title: The design of the optimal abuse tests; title: The objective of Article 102; title: The general framework of the abuse tests in EU law; title: The tests of intent; title: The as efficient competitor test; title: The consumer harm test; title: Defences; title: Single dominance; title: Collective dominance; title: General conclusion.