"A reference book in this area of EU competition law and a must-have companion for academics, enforcers and practitioners alike, as well as EU and national judges."

Judge Nils Wahl, Court of Justice of the European Union



This seminal text offers an authoritative and integrated treatment of the legal and economic principles that underpin the application of Article 102 TFEU to the behaviour of dominant firms.



Traditional concerns of monopoly behaviour, such as predatory pricing, refusals to deal, excessive pricing, tying and bundling, discount practices and unlawful discrimination are treated in detail through a review of the applicable economic principles, the case law and decisional practice and more recent economic and legal writings. In addition, the major constituent elements of Article 102 TFEU, such as market definition, dominance, effect on trade and applicable remedies are considered at length.



The third edition involves a net addition of over 250 pages, with a substantial new chapter on Abuses In Digital Platforms, an extensively revised chapter on standards, and virtually all chapters incorporating substantial revisions reflecting key cases such as Intel, MEO, Google Android, Google Shopping, AdSense, and Qualcomm.

 

Table Of Contents

Summary of Contents



1. Introduction, Scope of Application, and Basic Framework

2. History, Development, and Reform

3. Market Definition

4. Dominance

5. The General Concept of An Abuse

6. Predatory Pricing

7. Margin Squeeze

8. Exclusive Dealing and Related Practices

9. Loyalty Rebates and Related Practices

10. Refusal to Deal

11. Tying and Bundling

12. Exclusionary Non-Price Abuses

13. Abusive Conduct and Standards

14. Excessive Pricing

15. Abusive Discrimination

16. Other Exploitative Abuses

17. Abuses in Digital Platform Markets

18. Effect on Trade

19. REMEDIES