Subjects:

Energy & Natural Resources Law

Contents:

Part 1 : Introduction

Part 2 : The definition of the relevant market

1. Introduction
2. The relevant product market: Electricity

3. The relevant geographic market: Electricity

4. The relevant product market: Gas

5. The relevant geographic market: Gas

Part 3 : Agreements, decisions concerted practices and the abuse of a dominant position - Art. 81 and 82 EC

1. Introduction

2. Horizontal restrictions

3. Vertical restrictions of competition

4. Article 82 EC - abuse of a dominant position

5. Procedure

Part 4 : Merger Control

1. Introduction

2. Jurisdiction: when does a merger fall under the merger regulation?

3. Substantive assessment of concentrations

4. Merger control in the electricity and gas sectors

5. Remedies in energy mergers

6. Merger procedure

Part 5 : State aid

1. Introduction

2. Coal: the ECSC Treaty

3. Nuclear: the Euroatom Treaty

4. State Aid and the EC Treaty

5. The application of EC state aid law

6. State aid procedure

Part 6 : Article 86: Special and exclusive rights

Appendices

Out Of Print

The energy sector is one of the Commission’s key areas for competition policy enforcement in the new Commission, as underlined by the new Competition Commissioner, Mrs Neelie Kroes. It has been announced that DG Competition will be carrying out a sectoral review of competition policy in the energy sector beginning in 2005.

This new publication provides an exhaustive analysis of this subject - some 600 pages of analysis and 250 pages of annexes - and represents an essential tool for lawyers and academics as well as for those actively involved in industry. The work is written in clear and simple language and, in addition to detailed chapters specifically covering the application of the competition rules to the energy sector, contains sections introducing the competition rules, making the book accessible to all.