European Competition Law: The Impact of the Commission’s Guidance on Article 102

Abstract

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Research Project and its Results Lorenzo Federico Pace 2. Guidance on Commission's Enforcement Priorities in Applying Article 82 to Abusive Exclusionary Conduct by Dominant Undertakings: From Protecting Freedom to Enter a Market to an Efficient Allocation of Resources to Increase Consumer Welfare Valentine Korah 3. The Development of German and European Competition Law with Special Reference to the EU Commission's Art. 82 Guidance of 2008 Ernst-Joachim Mestmacker 4. Evolving Priorities and Rising Standards: Spanish Law on Abuses of Market Power in the Light of the 2008 Guidance Paper on Article 82 EC Luis Ortiz Blanco and Pablo Ibanez Colomo 5. The Italian Way of Tackling the Abuse of a Dominant Position and the InconsistenciesA of the Commission's Guidance: Not a Notice/BekanntmachungA but a Communication/MitteilungA Lorenzo Federico Pace 6. Anticipated Enforcement in France of the Commission's Guidance on Article 82 Catherine Prieto 7. National Competition Law Goals and the Commission's Communication Guidance on the Commission's Enforcement Priorities in Applying Article 82 EC to Abusive Exclusionary Conduct by Dominant Undertakings Richard Whish Index