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Competition Law: European Community Practice and Procedure Article-by-Article Commentary This work is adapted from an English translation of Münchner Kommentar zum Europäischen Wettbewerbsrecht,

1 Competition Law: European Community Practice and Procedure Article-by-Article Commentary This work is adapted from an English translation of Münchner Kommentar zum Europäischen Wettbewerbsrecht, published by C.H. Beck Verlag, Munich, Germany 1 st edition 1 GENERAL EDITORS Prof Dr Günther Hirsch President of the German Federal Supreme Court f Dr Frank Montag Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker Professor at Free University of Berlin CONSULTANT EDITORS Dr Philip Marsden Rob Murray LONDON SWEET & MAXWELL 2008

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION A. Basic Principles I. Legal foundations of competition law 1 Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker II. The relationship between competition law and unfair competition law 15 PrqfDr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker III. Competition and Regulation Law 20 PrqfDr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker IV. The relationship between competition law and intangible property law 35 Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker V. The application of competition law to collective labour law agreements 66 ProfDr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker VI. The relationship between competition law and social law 72 ProfDr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker Ч Ьпв B. Centralised and Decentralised Application of EC Competition Law in Relation to National Law 83 Dr Wolfgang Kirchhoff C. Application of the European Competition Law in the EEA 98 Holger Dieckmann LL.M (Harvard) D. International Aspects 107 Georg Roebling E. Agreements between the EC and non-member States 132 Georg Roebling г!ээйз wfkl livid }B OH ( ^18 эыла "Н F. Material, Temporal and Geographic Scope of Application of Competition Law 172 Prof Dr Anton К Schnyder LL.M G. Economic Principles of Competition Law 202 Prof Dr Wolfgang Kerber and Prof Dr Ulrich Schwalbe H. Economic Analysis of the Concept of "Significant Impediment to Effective Competition" 393 Dr Andreas Strohm (Economist)

xxiv Table of Contents I. The Concept of the Undertaking 407 Dr Marco Herrmann and Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker J. Market Definition 434 Dr Jens Fuller siißbnuol fsgoj.

3 xxiv Table of Contents I. The Concept of the Undertaking 407 Dr Marco Herrmann and Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker J. Market Definition 434 Dr Jens Fuller siißbnuol fsgoj.1 PART 2: ARTICLES OF THE EC TREATY AND BLOCK EXEMPTION ihünu bns I. Article 81 EC REGULATIONS A: Anti-Competitive Practices (agreements, decisions, Prof J Dr Marian Paschke bite wel srft,vi B: Horizontal Restraints of Competition gneiri 492 Dr Hanno Wollmann С: Vertical Restraints 526 Ass Im Jochen Ehlers (Wiss. Mit.) D: Changes to the Structure of Undertakings stai 539 Prof Dr Petra Pohlmann E. Anti-Competitive and Pro-Competitive Elements of an Agreement ("per se rules" and "rule of reason") 609 Dr Alexander Motte, LL.M (Cambridge) and Prof Dr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker F: Effect on Trade Between Member States 629 Dr Wolfgang Kirchhoff..,. " G: Exemptions from the Competition Prohibition (Article 81(3) of the Treaty) 649 Ass Iur Jochen Ehlers (Wiss. Mit.)»ewlad zln; H: Article 81(2) EC & Civil Law Effects 675 Jörgjaecks LL.M (Cornell) and ProfDr Dr Dr he Franz Jürgen Säcker IL Block Exemption Regulations A: Commission Regulation No. 2790/1999 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices * 754 Ass Iur Jochen Ehlers (Wiss. Mit.)

4 Table of Contents xxv В: Commission Regulation No. 1400/2002 on the application of Article 81(3) to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector 792 Dr Rainer Becker C: Commission Regulation No. 2659/2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of research and development agreements 849 Prof Dr Peter Chrocziel and Moritz Graf von Merveldt LL.M D: Commission Regulation No. 2658/2000 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements 892 Dr Sven Völcker ahjlo ' ohß3/fqq/i J эыла E: Commission Regulation No. 772/2004 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements 917 Andreas Rohling F: Commission Regulation No. 358/2003 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector 1025 ProfDr Harald Herrmann 8Yct покгтжюэ эхйэо?iswo4 *> эььха. III. Articles EC ЭП1 1Q gsbhodltufi nojjiteqmoa sxfr.lo ziawo4 с эььта Article 82 >JBJ2 гэв 1056 Prof Dr Thomas Eilmansberger MAES (Brugge) bbsbil Article Barbara Rapp-fung Article Barbara Rapp-Jung Article Barbara Rapp-Jung Article Prof Dr Jörg Gundel О gnibnil 01 'i' PART 3: APPLICABILITY OF THE EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW TO SPECIAL AREAS Competition Law Enforcement in Regulated Sectors A. Telecommunications and Energy 1327 Robert Klotz lohtbö., - s

xxvi В. Insurance sector Dr Holder Stappert C. Transport (Inland, Tania Schröter D. Agriculture Dr Michael Erhart Table of Contents I no«. 1365 8 afobialo [ ОЭЛЭЭПОЭ Maritime and Air Transport) 1422.

5 xxvi В. Insurance sector Dr Holder Stappert C. Transport (Inland, Tania Schröter D. Agriculture Dr Michael Erhart Table of Contents I no« afobialo [ ОЭЛЭЭПОЭ Maritime and Air Transport) lo ( )i 'immod :Э 1481 PART 4: COUNCIL REGULATION NO. 1/2003 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULES ON COMPETITION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 81 AND 82 OF THE TREATY Article 1 Application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty 1510 Dr Ulf Böge and Dr Andreas Bardong LL.M»ioirtA Article 2 Burden of proof 1523 Dr Ulf Böge and Dr Andreas Bardong LL.M Article 3 Relationship between Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty and national competition laws 1534 Dr Ulf Böge and Dr Andreas Bardong LL.M пэн ЫмьН Article 4 Powers of the Commission 1578 Ъ%-*& гэь'йчк.111 Article 5 Powers of the competition authorities of the Member States 1579 Article 6 Powers of the national courts 1584 Article 7 Finding and termination of infringement 1585 Article 8 Interim measures 1598 Article 9 Commitments 1604 Article 10 Finding of inapplicability 1614 Article 11 Cooperation between the Commission and the competition authorities of the Member States 1621 Dr Andreas Bardong LL.M Article 12 Exchange of information 1661 Dr Andreas Bardong LL.M

Table of Contents xxvii Article 13 Suspension or termination of proceedings 1693 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 14 Advisory Committee 1702 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 15 Co-operation with national

6 Table of Contents xxvii Article 13 Suspension or termination of proceedings 1693 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 14 Advisory Committee 1702 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 15 Co-operation with national judicial authorities 1717 Joetg Nothdurft Article 16 Uniform application of Community competition law 1728 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 17 Investigations into sectors of the economy and investigations into types of agreements 1742 Article 18 Requests for information 1745 Article 19 Power to take statements 1750 Article 20 The Commission's powers of inspection 1753 Article 21 Inspection of other premises 1763 o&&.z nib99dotq Article 22 Investigations by competition authorities of Member States 1766 Article 23 Fines 1768 Dr Felix Engelsing and Hans-Helmut Schneider tohi Article 24 Periodic penalty payments 1811 Hans-Helmut Schneider Article 25 Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties 1821 Christoph Arhold 'jxirtsmm toi ejirml Article 26 Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties 1830 Christoph Arhold Articles Hearings and professional secrecy 1832 Commission Notice on immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases (Leniency Notice) Dr Tobias Klose '

7 xxviii Table of Contents agmba^: щгиё 1 э! PART 5: MERGER CONTROL REGULATION EC Merger Regulation (ECMR) (Council Regulation No. 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings) Fundamentals of European Merger Control 1893 Dr Oliver Koch Article 1 Scope 1900 Dr Oliver Koch Article 2 Appraisal of concentrations 1947 Dr Frank Montag and Dr Andreas von Bönin, LL/M & ' '9qfi oint znotlkgiizavm Article 3 Definition of concentration 2122 Dr Thomas W. Wessely and Anne C. Wegner, LL.M (European University Institute) Article 4 Prior notification of concentrations and pre-notification referral at the request of the notifying parties 2172 Prof Dr Dirk Schroeder щ г'пакгьгипоэ sdt 0 с Article 5 Calculation of turnover 2204 Dr Thomas W. Wessely Article 6 Examination of the notification and initiation of proceedings 2226 Ulrich von Koppenfels Article 7 Suspension of concentrations 2239 Dr Thomas W. Wessely гэтч t э! Article 8 Powers of decision of the Commission 2260 Ulrich von Koppenfels ЬопэЧ ^ т' Article 9 Referral to the competent authorities of the Member States 2298 Annette Luise Schild Article 10 Time limits for initiating proceedings and for decisions 2332 ' * 0 ' oiq bfir идппвэн?fc-y ass Article 11 Requests for information 2345 Article 12 Inspections by the authorities of the Member States 2358

Table of Contents xxix Article 13 The Commission's powers of inspection 2360 Article 14 Fines 2367 Article 15 Periodic penalty payments 2376 Article 16 Review by the Court of Justice 2378 Article 17

8 Table of Contents xxix Article 13 The Commission's powers of inspection 2360 Article 14 Fines 2367 Article 15 Periodic penalty payments 2376 Article 16 Review by the Court of Justice 2378 Article 17 Professional secrecy 2382 Article 18 Hearing of the parties and of third persons 2391 Article 19 Liaison with the authorities of the Member States 2714 Article 20 Publication of decisions 2423 Article 21 Application of the Regulation and jurisdiction 2426 Annette Luise Schild Article 22 Referral to the Commission 2444 Annette Luise Schild Article 23 Implementing provisions 2463 Article 24 Relations with third countries 2465 Article 25 Repeal 2466 Article 26 Entry into force and transitional provisions 2467 A. International merger control 2468

9 xxx Table of Contents В. Merger Control in Selected Third Countries 2516 PART 6: EUROPEAN COURT PROCEDURES (CFI AND ECJ) Proceedings Before the European Courts in Competition and State Aid Cases 2535 Prof Dr Carl Baudenbacher and Dr Dirk Buschle...UON I iiia»riitiß edl riiiw погдвь! Ql sbitia я[ьпв is! шошээыо nobß3iidu4 0 aforria ikdtlqqa IS эь loizzirmno теъя sbhxa " f '-' -' ' r>" : ' ' : 'i', r.'-'i7 улп\ шадик anomvqiq anbnamalqml sbrna гэгшшоэ bihii dliw гпоьеья s! кэ^вя эыла Jni х"**пя д эььта nainl.a

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