EC Competition Law

Part 1 The early years: an introduction; the nature and importance of competition policy; the origins of European Competition Law; early years of DG IV; the advent of the Group Exemption. Part 2 The substantive law of the European Community: article 85 (1) - analysis (1); article 85 (1) - analysis (2); article 85 (3) - conditions of exemption; horizontal agreements - defensive cartels; horizontal agreements - specialization and R & D; horizontal agreements - joint ventures; distribution - exclusive distribution and purchasing; distribution - selective distribution and franchising; distribution - price maintenance and other vertical restraints; intellectual property rights - licensing; intellectual property rights - the effects of articles 30-36; article 86 - abuse and abusive exploitation; article 86 - its relationship with article 85; mergers; trade associations; member states and EC competition rules; EC competition law in the context of world trade. Part 3 Conclusions and prospects: thirty-five years of the Treaty of Rome; the future of European Competition Law.