by Kevin Coates | May 10, 2014
Originally published at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003R0001:EN:HTML 32003R0001 Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014
Firm at the end of the distribution chain, which normally buys a product from a wholesaler in order to sell it to the final consumer. Source: Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy, Antitrust and control of concentrations, European Commission, 2002 Share...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014
The concept of the rescue merger, also referred to as ‘failing firm defence’, enables the Commission to clear a concentration even though a dominant position is created or strengthened in its after- math, provided that there is no causal link between the concentration...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014
Agreements or concerted practices between a supplier and a dealer with the object of directly or indirectly establishing a fixed or minimum price or price level to be observed by the dealer when reselling a product/service to his customers. A provision which foresees...
by 21st Century Competition | May 8, 2014
The definition of a relevant market is a tool to identify and define the boundaries of competition between firms. It establishes the frame- work within which the Commission applies competition policy princi- ples. The main purpose of market definition is to identify...