Subjects:

Competition Law

Contents:

Part I - General Principles

1 Luc Peeperkorn and Vincent Verouden: Economics

2 Eddy De Smijter and Lars Kjoelby: Modernisation

3 Ali Nikpay, Lars Kjoelby and Jonathan Faull: Article 81

4 Carles Esteva Mosso, Stephen Ryan, Marisa Tierno Centella and Svend Albaek: Article 82

5 Peder Christensen, Kyriakos Fountoukakos and Dan Sjö

blom: Mergers

6 José

Luis Buendia Sierra: Article 86

Part II - Specific Practices

7 Enrique Gonzalez Diaz: Horizontal Agreements

8 Franç

ois Arbault and Ewoud Sakkers: Cartels

9 Luc Peeperkorn, Donncadh Woods and Mario Filipponi: Vertical Agreements

10 Kevin Coates, John Finnegan, Lars Kjoelby and Luc Peeperkorn: Intellectual Property

Part III - Special Sectors

11 Eduardo Martinez Rivero, Albert Nijenhuis and Steve Ryan: Financial Services

12 Harold Nyssens and Dominik Schnichels: Energy

13 Kevin Coates and Wolf Sauter: Communications

14 Joos Stragier, Monique Negenman, Maria Jaspers and Rita Wezenbeek: Transport

15 Hubert Gambs and Konrad Schumm: Motor Vehicle Distribution

Part IV - State Aid

16 Andreas Knaul and Francisco Perez Flores: State Aid

The new edition of this leading work builds upon the success of the first edition by adding new chapters on modernization, cartels, state aids, and motor vehicle distribution agreements, as well as expanding the analysis of mergers. The existing strengths are also reinforced, and the book will be fully up to date with all of the key substantive, procedural and interpretative changes introduced during 2004, as well as the latest case law.

The author team is entirely drawn from current or former members of the EC Commission's Directorate General for Competition, ensuring a uniquely in-depth working knowledge of the legislative regime and its application in practice.

• The new edition of a leading practitioner work on EC competition/antitrust law
• A unique insider's view of the subject, it is written entirely by current and former members of DG Competition
• A practical reference tool that puts particular emphasis upon how law and policy apply in practice
• Forward-looking analysis provides guidance on areas that are still undecided or evolving
• Even more dependable and rigorous than the previous edition: the coverage is expanded and enhanced
• New chapters on modernization, cartels, state aids, and vehicle distribution agreements, and expanded analysis of mergers
• Full analysis of the key substantive, procedural and interpretative changes being introduced during 2004, as well as the latest case-law