Price : ; Supplier : Dawson UK; Revd 28/4/94; Contents : Table of Cases from the European Court of Justice; Table of European Commission Decisions; Table of Cases from other jurisdictions; United Kingdom monopolies and mergers Commission reports; Table of European Community Treaties; Table of European Community secondary legislation; Table of international legislation; Chronological table (1951-1991); Abbreviations; Part 1. The early years : 1. An introduction; 2. The nature and importance of competition policy; 3. The origins of European competition law : 1. The Treaty of Paris and the formation of the European coal and steel community; 2. The Treaty of Rome and the formation of the European Economic Community; 4. Early years of DG IV : 1. The need for a procedural framework : the enactment of Regulation 17 of 1962; 2. The detailed provisions of Regulation 17; 3. Implementation of Regulation 17 : the early experience of DG IV; 4. The GRUNDIG case and its consequences; 5. The advent of the group exemption : 1. Early cases on distribution systems; 2. The enactment of Council Regulation No 19/65; 3. The first ten years of Directorate-General IV : a review; Part 2. The substantive law of the European Community : 6. Article 85(1) : analysis (1) : 1. The width of its coverage and exceptions; 2. The concept of an undertaking and of group economic units; 3. Agreements, decisions by associations of undertakings, and concerted practices; 7. Article 85(1) : analysis (2) : 1. Which may affect trade between member States'; 2. Which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the Common Market; 8. Article 85(3) : conditions for exemption : 1. Group exemptions; 2. The individual application for exemption under Article 85(3) : the four conditions for exemption; 3. The application of Article 85(3) in individual cases : some examples; 4. The effect of Article 85(2); 9. Horizontal agreements : defensive cartels; 10. Horizontal agreements : specialization and R & D : 1. Co-operation agreements : a general introduction; 2. Specialization agreements; 3. Research and development agreements; 11. Horizontal agreements : joint ventures; 12. Distribution : exclusive distribution and purchasing : 1. General introduction : distribution through an Agent; 2. Exclusive distribution : the period 1967 to 1978; 3. Drafting and implementation of Regulation 1983/83 : the group exemption for exclusive distribution agreements; 4. Regulation 1984/83 : drafting and implementation of the group exemption for exclusive purchasing agreements; 5. Exclusive purchasing agreements : special rules for beer and petrol; 13. Distribution : selective distribution and franchising : 1. Selective distribution systems; 2. Franchise agreements; 14. Distribution : price maintenance and other vertical restraints : 1. Resale price maintenance; 2. Discrimination between buyers; 3. Refusal to deal or to supply; 15. Intellectual property rights : licensing : 1. Patent licences : some early cases; 2. The evolution of the group exemption (1976 to 1985); 3. Know-how licences; 4. Trade mark and copyright licences; 16. Intellectual property rights : the effects of Articles 30-36; 17. Article 86 : the concept of dominance; 18. Article 86 : abuse and abusive exploitation : 1. Introduction 2. Refusal to deal and discriminatory pricing; 3. Excessive pricing; 4. Discounts and rebates; 5. Abuses by individual owners of intellectual property rights; 6. Abuses by collective owners of intellectual property rights; 19. Article 86 : its relationship with Article 85; 20. Mergers : 1. Events leading up to the 1989 Regulation; 2. The merger Regulation 4064/89; 21. Trade associations; 22. Community law and national law : 1. The issue of supremacy; 2. The use of national courts to enforce community law; 23. Member States and EC competition rules : 1. Article 85 and 86 : rules applicable to undertakings; 2. Article 90 : public undertakings under the rules of competition; 24. EC competition law in the context of world trade : 1. The extraterritorial application of Article 85 and 86; 2. Relationships of the competition policies of the EC with its international trade policies; Part 3. Conclusions and prospects : 25. Thirty-five years of the Treaty of Rome; 26. The future of European competition law;. Revised edition of: EEC competition law. 1988. S. X: "The law is stated as at 31 March 1988.". Föreg. uppl. med titeln: EEC competition law. Rev. ed. of: EEC competition law. 1988.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-524) and index.
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Table of Cases from the European Court of Justice Table of European Commission Decisions Table of Cases from Other Jurisdictions United Kingdom Monopolies and Mergers Commission Reports Table of European Community Treaties Table of European Community Secondary Legislation Table of International Legislation Chronological Table (1951-1991) pt. I. The Early Years. 1. An Introduction. 2. The Nature and Importance of Competition Policy. 3. The Origins of European Competition Law. 4. Early Years of DG IV. 5. The Advent of the Group Exemption pt. II. The Substantive Law of the European Community. 6. Article 85(1): Analysis (1). 7. Article 85(1): Analysis (2). 8. Article 85(3): Conditions for Exemption. 9. Horizontal Agreements: Defensive Cartels. 10. Horizontal Agreements: Specialization and R & D. 11. Horizontal Agreements: Joint Ventures. 12. Distribution: Exclusive Distribution and Purchasing. 13. Distribution: Selective Distribution and Franchising.