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Abuse of Dominant Position: New Interpretation, New Enforcement Mechanisms?

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-3-540-69965-1

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As part of its review of competition law that started in the late 1990s, the European Commission proposes to revise its interpretation and application of the Treaty’s prohibition of abuses of dominant positions. Also, it has instigated a debate about the promotion of private enforcement of EC competition law. The chapters in this volume critically appraise the Commission’s proposals, including the most recent ones. The authors also highlight the repercussions of the proposed ‘more economic approach’ to abuses of dominant positions on private litigants’ opportunities to bring damages actions in national courts for such abuses.


Subject: Humanities, Social Science and Law / Abuse of Dominant Position / European Commission / European Union / abuse of dominant position - Article 82 EC - unilateral rest / competition law / antitrust law / industrial economics / more economic approach / private enforcement / International Relations / Commercial Law / International Economic Law / Trade Law / European Integration