Competition Law in the EU

Johan W. van de Gronden, Professor of European Law, Department of International and European Law, Radboud University Nijmegen, and State Counsellor in Extraordinary Service, the Dutch Council of State, the Netherlands and Catalin S. Rusu, Associate Professor of European Law, Department of International and European Law, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Contents: PART I – PREREQUISITES OF COMPETITION LAW 1. The context of European competition law 2. Key concepts and categorisations 3. The economics of competition law PART II – ANTITRUST LAW 4. Introduction to antitrust law: the scope of EU and national antitrust
provisions 5. The cartel prohibition and the ban on anti-competitive agreements 6. The prohibition to abuse a dominant position PART III – ENFORCEMENT OF THE ANTITRUST RULES 7. Preliminary enforcement considerations 8. Public enforcement of the EU antitrust rules 9. Private enforcement of the EU antitrust rules PART IV – CONCENTRATION CONTROL 10. Concentration control PART V – COMPETITION RULES ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES 11. The state and competition 12. State aid law PART VI – CONCLUSIONS 13. Conclusions: the evolving role of European competition law Bibliography Index