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Introduction to EU Competition Law

Introduction to EU Competition Law. Timetable for the semester. 25 September- Introduction to EU Competition Law 2 October- Cartels 9 October- Cartels 16 October- Abuse of a dominant position 23 October-National Holiday 30 Autumn Break 6 November- Abuse of a dominant position.

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Introduction to EU Competition Law

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  1. Introduction to EU Competition Law

  2. Timetable for the semester • 25 September- Introduction to EU Competition Law • 2 October- Cartels • 9 October- Cartels • 16 October- Abuse of a dominant position • 23 October-National Holiday • 30 Autumn Break • 6 November- Abuse of a dominant position

  3. Timetable for the semester • 13 November- Antitrust procedure • 20 November- Mergers and acquisitions • 27 November- Public services • 4 December-State aid • 11 December-Written exam

  4. Compulsory reading material: Christa Tobl Essential EU Competition Law in Charts. er-Jacques Beglinger-Wessel Geursen:HVG-Orac, 2011. Can be ordered at hvgorac.hu- Books in Foreign languages Richard Whish-David Baily: Competition Law, Oxford University Press, Seventh Edition, 2012. Chapter 1: Competition Policy and Economics

  5. Final mark • Final exam- 90% of the final mark • Compulsory written assignment during the semester- up to 10% of the final mark

  6. Oral presentation • Extra work: Oral presentation ( up to 10% of the final mark) Topics for presentation and schedule will be distributed next week. Topics will be served on a first come-first served basis. Outline of presentation will have to be communicated to the lecturer in advance.

  7. Primarylaw: Treatyon European Union (TEU) • TreatyontheFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU) • SecondarylawArticle 288 TFEU • A regulationshallhavegeneralapplication. Itshall be bindinginitsentirety and directlyapplicableinallMemberStates. • A decisionshall be bindinginitsentirety. A decisonwhichspecifiesthosetowhomit is addressedshallbindingonlyonthem. • Recommendations and opinionsshallhave no bindingforce.

  8. Introductionto EU Competition Law • Directeffect: Certainprovisions of EU lawaredirectlyeffectiveinthattheycreateindividualrightswhichnationalcourts must protectwithoutanyneedforimplementinglegislationinthatMemberState. Directlyeffectiveprovisions must be unconditional and sufficientlyprecisebeforeitcanproducedirecteffects. The practicalconsequence of directeffect is thatindividualscanrelyon EU lawbeforetheirnationalcourt. • Court of Justiceofthe European Union (ECJ) in Luxembourg. Court of Justice + General Court • Preliminaryrulingprocedure (Art 267 TFEU) Court of Justice is competent.

  9. Introductionto EU Competition Law • Article 267 Preliminaryrulingprocedure • (ex Article 234 TEC) • „The Court of Justiceofthe European Union shallhavejurisdictiontogivepreliminaryrulingsconcerning: • (a) theinterpretation of theTreaties; • (b) thevalidity and interpretation of actsoftheinstitutions, bodies, officesoragenciesofthe Union; • Wheresuch a question is raisedbeforeanycourtortribunal of a MemberState, thatcourtortribunalmay, ifitconsidersthatadecisiononthequestion is necessarytoenableittogivejudgment, requesttheCourttogive a rulingthereon. • Whereanysuchquestion is raisedin a casependingbeforeacourtortribunal of a MemberStateagainstwhosedecisionsthere is no judicialremedyundernationallaw, thatcourtortribunalshallbringthematterbeforetheCourt.”

  10. Introductionto EU Competition Law Article 263 Action forannulment (ex Article 230 TEC) • The Court of Justiceofthe European Union shallreviewthelegality of legislativeacts, ofactsoftheCouncil, oftheCommission and of the European Central Bank, otherthanrecommendations and opinions, and of actsofthe European Parliament and of the European Councilintendedtoproducelegaleffectsvis-à-visthirdparties. Itshallalsoreviewthelegality of actsofbodies, officesoragenciesofthe Union intendedtoproducelegaleffectsvis-à-visthirdparties. • Itshallforthispurposehavejurisdictioninactionsbroughtby a MemberState, the European Parliament, theCouncilortheCommissionongrounds of lackofcompetence, infringementof an essentialproceduralrequirement, infringement of theTreatiesorofanyruleoflawrelatingtotheirapplication, ormisuseofpowers. • Anynaturalorlegalpersonmay, undertheconditionslaid down inthefirst and secondparagraphs, instituteproceedingsagainst an actaddressedtothatpersonorwhich is of direct and individualconcerntothem, andagainst a regulatoryactwhich is of directconcerntothem and doesnotentailimplementingmeasures.”

  11. Introductionto EU Competition Law • europa.eu • eur-lex.europa.eu • ec.europa.eu/competition/index_eu.html • curia.eu • http://competition-webcompanion.eur-charts.eu

  12. Introductionto EU Competition Law Article 258 Infringementprocedure (ex Article 226 TEC) • IftheCommissionconsidersthat a MemberState has failedtofulfil an obligationundertheTreaties, itshalldeliver a reasonedopiniononthematteraftergivingtheStateconcernedtheopportunitytosubmititsobservations. • IftheStateconcerneddoesnotcomplywiththeopinionwithintheperiodlaid down bytheCommission, thelattermaybringthematterbeforetheCourt of Justiceofthe European Union. • Competitionlawconsists of rulesthatareintendedtoprotecttheprocessofcompetitioninordertomaximiseconsumerwelfare.

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