The Optimal Enforcement of EC Antitrust Law:A Study in Law and EconomicsKluwer Law International B.V., 13 feb 2002 - 322 pagina's The enforcement of the EC antitrust rules is currently the subject of much discussion. The existing system for the enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 EC has been widely criticised as inadequate. Several changes have been introduced recently, and further reforms have been proposed, but the search for a coherent and effective enforcement regime remains unfinished. Combining an in-depth examination of the law with a systematic economic analysis, Wouter Wils provides clear and illuminating answers to the major questions concerning the modernisation of EC antitrust enforcement: Should a notification system be maintained, or should the antitrust rules be enforced exclusively through deterrence? What are the respective roles of the European Commission, the national competition authorities and the national courts? At what level should fines be set? And is there a need to criminalise EC antitrust law by introducing individual penalties, in particular imprisonment?Practitioners, officials and academics will find in this timely book a wealth of information on the existing enforcement practice and on the pending proposals for reform, as well as a rigorous intellectual framework that will structure and clarify current and future debate on the modernisation of EC antitrust enforcement. |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 1 |
account | 7 |
v | 8 |
37 | 17 |
THE COMMISSION NOTICE ON THE NONIMPOSITION | 45 |
and with the right of access to a court | 61 |
THE COMMISSIONS NEW METHOD FOR CALCULATING FINES | 67 |
concerned | 80 |
81 | 157 |
21 | 159 |
THE UNDERTAKING AS SUBJECT OF EC COMPETITION | 163 |
DOES THE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLES 81 AND 82 | 188 |
Third Pillar? 8 7 4 2 Does the EC Treaty contain an inherent limitation excluding | 232 |
REFERENCES | 263 |
163 | 281 |
TABLE OF CASES | 303 |
THE COMMISSIONS PROPOSAL FOR A NEW COUNCIL | 105 |
new regulation will not change and what it will change 6 4 2 1 Impact on private enforcement and on contractual litigation | 150 |
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The Optimal Enforcement of EC Antitrust Law:A Study in Law and Economics Wouter Wils Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2002 |
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