European Competition Law Annual 2012

Philip Lowe is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Competition and Markets Authority. He was Director-General of DG Competition from 2002 to 2010, and Director-General of DG Energy from 2010 to 2013. During his tenure at the European Commission from 1973 to 2013 he also held several other senior administrative posts. Mel Marquis is Part-time Professor of Law at the European University Institute and Professore a contratto at LUMSA University in Rome. He is Co-Director of the Rome Antitrust Forum and an editor on the board of Mercato Concorrenza Regole. He has practised as an attorney in the United States and Belgium.

Introduction – Competition, Regulation and Other Public Policies: An Overview Mel Marquis and Vejlko Milutinovic
Panel I
Economic Context, Market Malfunction and Public Action
Welcome Philip Lowe
Panel II Between Competition, Regulation and other Public Policies
Written contributions to Panel II
I Giorgio Monti, Regulatory Holidays in Utilities Regulation and EU Competition Law: A Case study on the Role of Efficiency Considerations in Economic Law
II Anthony Pygram, Competition, Regulation and Other Public Policies in the UK Energy Sector
III Geert Goeteyn, Regulation and Competition in the Aviation Sector: Focus on Airline Content and Global Distribution Systems
IV Jon Stern, A Market Design for Water Trading in England and Wales: The Role of Water Rights
V Rafael Allendesalazar, Does Merger to Monopoly Become Efficient When it Refers to Sector Regulators and the Competition Authority?
VI Suzanne Kingston, Competition and Environmental Protection: A Case of Ne’er the Twain Shall Meet?
VII Robert D Anderson and Anna Caroline Müller, Competition Policy and the Multilateral Trading System: Three Propositions,and Observation and Some Questions for Reflection
Panel III Unilateral conduct in post-liberalization markets
Written contributions to Panel III
I Alexandre de Streel, The Antitrust Activism of the European Commission in the Telecommunications Sector
II Lars Kjølbye, Enforcement of Article 102 TFEU in the Energy Sector
III Ginevra Bruzzone and Marco Boccaccio, The Boundaries of Legitimate Conduct in Post-Liberalization Markets
Panel IV Technology and Standard-essential Patents
Written contributions to Panel IV
I Calvin Goldman, Julie Soloway and David Dueck, Competition Policy and Technology Markets: A Canadian Perspective
II Paul Lugard, Innovation in the Domain of EU Competition Law Enforcement: Blowing in the Wind?
III Sven B Völcker, Promises, Promises … Law and Policy Considerations with Respect to the Application of Article 102 TFEU to FRAND-Encumbered Standard-Essential Patents
IV Cristina Caffarra and Pierre Régibeau, Patent Explosion and Patent Wars: Hold-Up, Royalties and Misunderstandings over ‘Market Value’
Panel V The Role of Courts. Reconciling Competition, Non-competition and Constitutional Imperatives
Written contributions to Panel V
I Küllike Jürimäe, The Interaction between EU Transparency Policy and the Enforcement of EU Competition Law: Who Should Strike the Balance and How Should it be Struck?
II Rosa Perna, The Role of Courts in Reconciling Competition, Non- Competition and Constitutional Imperatives: The Italian Experience
III Douglas H Ginsburg and Daniel E Haar, Resolving Conflicts between Competition and Other Values: The Roles of Courts and Other Institutions in the US and the EU
IV Ian S Forrester, Competition Law and Public Policy Considerations
Conclusions Philip Lowe