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Mergers And Acquisitions In Europe: Analysis Of Ec Competition Regulations, Youngjun Lee
Mergers And Acquisitions In Europe: Analysis Of Ec Competition Regulations, Youngjun Lee
LLM Theses and Essays
This paper analyzes three competition regulations in the European Community—article 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty and the EC Merger Regulation. Specifically, article 85 focuses on the market structure and article 86 focuses on the market dominance. The paper explores the Merger Regulation, its objectives and its scope. The amendment to the Merger Regulation extending its scope to include smaller-scale mergers and cooperative joint ventures is explained. The paper concludes with the extraterritoriality of the EC competition regulations.
Modernization Of European Community Competition Law, Alejandro Leon-Vargas
Modernization Of European Community Competition Law, Alejandro Leon-Vargas
LLM Theses and Essays
The modernization of EC Competition Law is discussed as a necessity on the European Union. Its counterpart, the U.S. Antitrust Law system followed a different evolution. The legislation, institutions and procedures remark the differences among these advanced systems of market control. The role of the EC Commission, national authorities and national courts of Member States will determine the elements to change. Its American counterpart, the Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission, and the federal courts, developed the most effective and dynamic pathways for antitrust enforcing. The analysis of both frameworks must consider several factors, other that legal factors. The relevance …
The Application Of Ec Competition Law To Non-European (U.S.) Corporations, Federico Cavicchioli
The Application Of Ec Competition Law To Non-European (U.S.) Corporations, Federico Cavicchioli
LLM Theses and Essays
The present thesis deals with the application of European Community (EC)1 Competition Law by the competent Communitarian institutions, namely the Commission, the Court of First Instance and the European Court of Justice. Because the discussion will concern its application to non-European legal entities, one explanatory remark is necessary. Dealing with the application of Competition Law with regard to non-European corporations is not meant to suggest that any form of discrimination based on nationality exists. As former Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan commented with regard to one of the early cases involving non-EC companies, “the location of a party’s incorporation or headquarters …
The Injury Test Under The Us And Eec Antidumping And Courntervailing Law, Francois Gabriel
The Injury Test Under The Us And Eec Antidumping And Courntervailing Law, Francois Gabriel
LLM Theses and Essays
Antidumping and countervailing legislation contain two tests. First, is the import product dumped or subsidized? Second, is it causing injury to the domestic producers? The latter test, which is the most controversial in the history of antidumping and countervailing legislation, is, in a comparative perspective between the EEC and the USA, the focus of this thesis.