Essays about: "EC competition law, merger"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words EC competition law, merger.

1. 1. Application of the full-function criteria to joint ventures under the EU Merger Regulation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Zlatan Balta; [2012]
   Keywords : EU; European Union; joint venture; joint ventures; JV; JVs; merger; mergers; Merger Regulation; concentration; concentrations; full function; full-function; full-functionality; full functionality; Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice; Competition Law; competition; European Commission; Commission; EC; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis discusses the European Commission's application of the full-function criteria to joint ventures based on the method of their establishment. While the Commission's practice is clear when a new joint venture is established, it has been very inconsistent regarding operations when joint control is acquired over pre-existing undertakings, thus transforming them into joint ventures. READ MORE

3. 2. Failing firm doctrine an exemption not a rule in Merger Control legislation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Mostafa Fahim; [2012]
   Keywords : Failing firm doctrine; FFD; Merger Control; Merger Control legislation in the US and EU; Failing firn defense during the financial crisis; Eventual renewal of faling firm defense.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The failing firm doctrine (FFD) has been firstly enounced 1921 in case International Shoe Co v FTC. The key case in EU is Kali where the Commission has discussed the concept of FFD in depth. The Commission has established that FFD is not the rule but the exception from the rule that horizontal mergers are harmful for the competition. READ MORE

4. 3. Defining the Relevant Market in EU Concentration Cases - Applied to the Plate Heat Exchanger Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : David Jackson; [2011]
   Keywords : relevant; market; concentration; heat exchanger; EU Competition; EC Competition; EU law; civil and criminal procedure; Competition Law; merger; acquisition; Community Dimension; Union dimension; geographic market; SSNIP; substitutability; product market; market definition; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : An essay describing the legal regime governing market definition, particularly concerning concentration cases having a Union dimension. The author high-lights difficulties under the current legal regime, consisting mainly of the EU Commission’s Relevant Market Notice and case law. READ MORE

5. 4. The leveraging theory as a tool in EC merger control

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Emilia Franke; [2007]
   Keywords : Konkurrensrätt; EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In the early years of EC merger control, the Commission generally concluded that conglomerate mergers would not cause competitive harm. In recent years, however, the Commission has increasingly developed theories of competitive harm which are applicable to mergers which lack appreciable horizontal and vertical effects. READ MORE

6. 5. Structural Links for the detection of Collective Dominance:Analysis of Case Law under the EC Merger Regulation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Farid Bektashi; [2007]
   Keywords : collective dominance; joint dominance; dominant position; abuse of dominance; abusive practices; merger control; tacit collusion; tight oligopoly; structural links; Juridical science; Rättsvetenskap; juridik; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Law and Political Science; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Adoption of ECMR 4064/89 filled a lacuna in European Merger Control. One of the key objectives behind the ECMR is to prevent a concentration leading to the creation or strengthening of a dominant position which may lead to the prohibition in Article 2 (3). READ MORE