The International Dimension of EU Competition Law and Policy (Antitrust and Competition Law)

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 15
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Abbreviations......Page 18
Table of Cases......Page 20
Table of Legislation......Page 22
Table of Treaties and Agreements......Page 25
1.1 Introduction......Page 32
1.2 Structure of the book and method......Page 35
2.1 Origins of competition law......Page 38
2.2 Expansion of competition law and policy worldwide, and factors that lead to varied application of competition law at the national level......Page 46
2.3 International aspects of competition law and policy......Page 67
2.4 Conclusion......Page 81
3.1 Common characteristics of enforcement cooperation agreements......Page 83
3.2 Content of first generation agreements......Page 94
3.3 Limitations of first generation bilateral enforcement cooperation agreements......Page 108
3.4 So what's next? Wider soft law cooperation and closer bilateral cooperation......Page 114
3.5 Conclusion......Page 120
4.1 Historical review of trade agreements......Page 124
4.2 Substantive competition provisions in the EU bilateral agreements......Page 136
4.3 Provisions on cooperation in competition......Page 157
4.4 Dispute settlement and the extent to which EU bilateral agreements are considered hard law......Page 167
4.5 Conclusion......Page 170
5.1 History of plurilateral regional agreements, reasons that led to their adoption and the role of competition law and policy......Page 174
5.2 Competition law and policy in the EU......Page 187
5.3 Competition provisions in other plurilateral regional agreements......Page 202
5.4 Competition provisions in plurilateral agreements: a comparative reading......Page 219
5.5 Role of the EU in the formation and application of competition rules in regional blocs......Page 227
5.6 Conclusion......Page 230
6.1 Historical development of the negotiations on the adoption of a multilateral agreement on competition......Page 233
6.2 Factors that led to the EU proposal for inclusion of competition within the WTO framework......Page 239
6.3 Reasons that led to the failure of the EU proposal......Page 253
6.4 Future of competition at the WTO and alternative options......Page 273
6.5 Conclusion and evaluation of the role of the EU......Page 281
7.1 General observations......Page 286
7.2 Main findings of the study with regard to the operation of international agreements which are devoted to or include competition provisions......Page 288
7.3 International dimension of EU competition law and policy......Page 292
7.4 Final remarks......Page 295
Appendix 1 - Economic Theories Applied to Competition Law......Page 296
Appendix 2 - General Information about Plurilateral Regional Agreements......Page 306
Bibliography......Page 325
Index......Page 357