EU Competition Procedure - Fourth Edition

Written by a distinguished team with extensive experience in the area, this key analytical commentary on the competition procedures of the EU provides in-depth coverage of the relevant rules. The work discusses in detail the Commission's package of regulations and guidelines and their interaction in practice.

This fourth edition fully updates the work to reflect recent legislative developments and a wealth of recent case law. Coverage also includes discussion of the fining practice of the European Commission and the judicial review of this practice by the Community Courts.

As a practical guide to procedure, focusing on the implementation of the regulatory framework by the Commission and the relevant case law of the European Courts, this is an indispensable resource for all practitioners involved in competition proceedings before the European Commission and national competition authorities.

Table of Cases
Table of Treaties and Agreements
Table of Regulations
Table of Directives
Table of National Legislation
I ANTITRUST RULES (ARTICLES 101 AND 102 TFEU)
1.:The Institutional Framework, Luis Ortiz Blanco and Konstantin Jörgens
2.:The Role of National Judicial Authorities, Konstantin Jörgens and Johannes Holzwarth
3.:The Role of National Competition Authorities, Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo and Ailsa Sinclair
4.:The Organization of European Commission Proceedings, Konstantin Jörgens, and Marisa Tierno Centella
5.:Opening of the File and of Proceedings; Transparency, Luis Ortiz Blanco and Konstantin Jörgens
6.:Investigation of Cases (I): Leniency Policy, Corneliu Hödlmayr and Luis Ortiz Blanco
7.:Investigation of Cases (II): Formal Investigative Measures in General, Requests for Information, and Interviews, Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo and Manuel Kellerbauer
8.:Investigation of Cases (III): Inspections, Ralf Sauer and Luis Ortiz Blanco
9.:Procedural Infringements: Fines and Periodic Penalty Payments, Ralf Sauer and Luis Ortiz Blanco
10.:Procedures to Establish the Existence of an Infringement, Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo, Marisa Tierno Centella, and Manuel Kellerbauer
11.:Infringement Decisions and Penalties, Ralf Sauer and Manuel Kellerbauer
12.:Rejection of Complaints, Alfonso Lamadrid de Pablo and Manuel Kellerbauer
13.:Voluntary Adjustments, Commitments, Finding of Inapplicability, Informal Guidance, Konstantin Jörgens and Luis Ortiz Blanco
14.:Other Special Procedures, Ralf Sauer and Konstantin Jörgens
15.:Steps Following the Adoption of a Formal Decision. Judicial Review, Luis Ortiz Blanco and Konstantin Jörgens
II CONTROL OF CONCENTRATIONS (REGULATION (EC) 139/2004)
16.:General Issues: Scope of Control, Marcos Araujo Boyd and Nicolas von Lingen
17.:Procedures, Marcos Araujo Boyd and Nicolas von Lingen
18.:Judicial Review of Commission Decisions Regarding Concentrations, Marcos Araujo Boyd and Nicolas von Lingen
III PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS AND EXCLUSIVE OR SPECIAL RIGHTS (ARTICLE 106(3) TFEU)
19.:Procedure on State Measures-Decisions under Article 106(3) TFEU, José Luis Buendía Sierra
20.:Directives under Article 106(3), José Luis Buendía Sierra
IV STATE AID (ARTICLES 107 AND 108 TFEU
21.:General Questions on Procedure. Control of State Aid Compatibility. Council's Decision-Making Power, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
22.:Prior Control of New Notified Aid, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
23.:Unlawful Aid, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
24.:Control of Existing Aid Schemes, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
25.:Implementation of the Commission's Decisions, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
26.:Role of National Courts, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
27.:State Aid Litigation before the European Union Courts, Jean Paul Keppenne and Carlos Urraca Caviedes
V COMPETITION LAW AND PROCEDURE IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
28.:European Economic Area Competition Procedure, Kieron Beal Q.C.
VI ARBITRATION
29.:EU Competition Arbitration, Gordon Blanke
Index