Competition Law Notes

By using these Competition Law notes, you should be able to understand the purpose of EU competition law and the relationship between EU competition law and other areas of EU law. You will be able to Identify the essential elements of Article 101 TFEU, Regulation 1/2003 and Regulation 2790/99. You will understand how to identify when an agreement may breach EU competition law. Lastly you will be able to identify and apply the relevant defences for agreements that potentially breach Article 101 TFEU.

Cases

Article 101 and provisions on restrictive practices

Fenin v Commission (Case T-319/99) 2003 ECR II-357

Commission and France v Ladbroke Racing Ltd (Joined cases C-359/95P) 1998 4 CMLR 27

ICI v Commission (“Dyestuffs”) (Case 48/69) [1972] ECR 619

Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society Ltd [2008] ECR I-8637

Pronuptia de Paris GmbH v Pronuptia de Paris Irmgard Schillgallis (Case 161/84) [1986] ECR 353

Völk v Vervaecke (Case 5/69) [1969] ECR 295

Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH (Case 56/65) [1966] ECR 337 (the S.T.M. case)

Article 102 and abuse of dominant position

Continental Can Co v Commission (Case 6/72) 1973 ECR 215

United Brands v Commission (Case 27/76) 1978 ECR 207

Nederlandsche Banden-Industrie Michelin NV v Commission (Case 322/81) [1983] ECR 3461 (‘Michelin I’)

United Brands v Commission (Case 27/76) 1978 ECR 207

Hoffman La Roche v Commission (Case 85/76) 1979 ECR 461

Article 102 TFEU.