- Edited by leading academics and an experienced practitioner- Combines both practical insight and scholarly analysis- A rich compendium of commentary and analysis on all the main themes of competition law- Extensive coverage of both substantive, procedural and enforcement issues in two volumes.

Handbook on European Competition Law: Substantive Aspects sets the context for examination of substantive law by reviewing and analyzing the goals of competition law. It then covers the substantive building blocks of EU competition law, including horizontal and vertical agreements, cartels, mergers, and also provides valuable coverage of the interaction between competition and regulation, hub and spoke collusion, and information exchange agreements. The importance of the abuse of dominance doctrine is reflected in three discrete chapters considering exploitative abuses, exclusionary pricing abuses, and exclusionary non-pricing abuses.

The companion volume, Handbook on European Competition Law: Enforcement and Procedure, sets out in detail the procedural aspects of EU Competition Law, ranging from fines, remedies and judicial review. It also gives unique insight into both private and public enforcement of completion law, and offers commentary on the relationship between EU competition law and national competition law, and on the relationship between competition law and private international law.

This Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for practitioners and scholars, as well as for those in an enforcement environment.

Contributors: S. Anderman, A. Coscelli, G. Edwards, G. Faella, M.S. Gal, A. Jones, I. Kokkoris, I. Lianos, L. Lovdahl Gormsen, D. Mantzari, L.D.S. Morais, R. Nazzini, O. Odudu, N. Petit, A. Stephan, J. Tapia, F. Wagner-von Papp

- Edited by leading academics and an experienced practitioner- Combines both practical insight and scholarly analysis- A rich compendium of commentary and analysis on all the main themes of competition law- Extensive coverage of both substantive, procedural and enforcement issues in two volumes.

Handbook on European Competition Law: Enforcement and Procedure sets out in detail the procedural aspects of EU competition law, ranging from fines, remedies and judicial review. It also gives unique insight into both private and public enforcement of completion law, and offers commentary on the relationship between EU competition law and national competition law, and on the relationship between competition law and private international law.

The companion volume, Handbook on European Competition Law: Substantive Aspects, sets the context for examination of substantive law by reviewing and analyzing the goals of competition law. It then covers the substantive building blocks of EU competition law, including horizontal and vertical agreements, cartels, mergers, and also provides valuable coverage of the interaction between competition and regulation, hub and spoke collusion, and information exchange agreements. The importance of the abuse of dominance doctrine is reflected in three discrete chapters considering exploitative abuses, exclusionary pricing abuses, and exclusionary non-pricing abuses.

This Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for practitioners and scholars, as well as for those in an enforcement environment.

Contributors: A. Andreangeli, K. Cseres, C. Genakos, D. Geradin, D.M.B. Gerard, Y. Katsoulacos, A.P. Komninos, N. Levy, I. Lianos, C. Malamataris, B.J. Rodger, H. Schweitzer, D. Ulph, J. Wileur

The book explores the many legal and economic challenges emerging from the liberalization engaged by the European Community with respect to state monopolies.

It is divided into three parts. Taking a sectoral approach, the first part is devoted to expert analyses of liberalization measures adopted by the Community in the areas of telecommunications, postal services, energy and air and rail transport. The objective is to provide a detailed and up-to-date review of the most significant developments that took place in these key industry sectors. The second part deals with more conceptual issues, such as the impact of the liberalization process on consumer protection and public service obligations. It will also analyze the main issues emerging from the creation of ‘strategic alliances’ in the telecommunications and aviation sectors. The third part takes a comparative and international law perspective. It examens the extent to which monopolies have been opened to competition in the United Sates and the lessons which may be drawn from the American experience. It also discusses the liberalization measure negotiated in the framework of the World Trade Organization, with a special reference to the agreement recently concluded in the area of telecommunications.

The papers comprized in the book are authored by leading experts on state monopolies. It takes a pluridisciplinary approach covering not only legal, but also economic and political science issues.

In this important book, notable European experts in the energy field provide valuable perspectives on the principal issues raised by the liberalization of the electricity and natural gas markets in the EU. The various analyses are collected under four headings:

Competition. Even when the market is fully open, substantial impediments to competition - such as longterm contracts, refusal of access to essential infrastructures, or lack of capacity in interconnectors - remain. This part discusses these deadlocks and suggests possible breakthroughs.

Transmission and Trading. This part deals with network access and pricing and energy trading. Third party access to the network is a critical factor to ensure a real liberalization of the market, but it raises complex technical, economic and legal issues. Liberalization has also stimulated new forms of energy trading, including physical contracts and purely financial tools. The legal and economic framework of these new forms of transactions is discussed.

Environment and Consumer Protection. This section investigates the extent to which the liberalization process favours industrial interests, and in what ways environmental and consumer concerns are (or could be) an integral part of liberalized energy policy.

National Experiences. This part describes the different approaches taken by the four Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands) in opening their energy markets. The authors raise some interesting theoretical issues, such as the possible impact of unimplemented EU liberalization provisions in the Member States.

The opening of the European postal market to competition is gaining ground as Member States transpose the 1997 postal directive into their national legislation and private postal companies expand their market shares. Moreover, changing regulatory trends (e.g., the ever-lower weight and price limits delimitating the scope of the reserved area) encourage further growth in the continuing liberalization of this important network industry.

This book is based on a conference held in Brussels in February 2001, under the auspices of the Universities of Liège and Ghent and the Free University of Brussels. It provides an in-depth assessment of the challenges presented not only by the prospect of liberalization but also by the transition (of particular significance during the next few years) from the traditional monopoly system.

Among the critical matters discussed are the following:

In addition, there are specific country reports from five EU Member States (France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and the United Kingdom) and Norway, bearing witness to the diversity of means adopted to implement the postal directive.

- Edited by leading academics and an experienced practitioner- Combines both practical insight and scholarly analysis- A rich compendium of commentary and analysis on all the main themes of competition law- Extensive coverage of both substantive, procedural and enforcement issues in two volumes.

Handbook on European Competition Law: Substantive Aspects sets the context for examination of substantive law by reviewing and analyzing the goals of competition law. It then covers the substantive building blocks of EU competition law, including horizontal and vertical agreements, cartels, mergers, and also provides valuable coverage of the interaction between competition and regulation, hub and spoke collusion, and information exchange agreements. The importance of the abuse of dominance doctrine is reflected in three discrete chapters considering exploitative abuses, exclusionary pricing abuses, and exclusionary non-pricing abuses.

The companion volume, Handbook on European Competition Law: Enforcement and Procedure, sets out in detail the procedural aspects of EU Competition Law, ranging from fines, remedies and judicial review. It also gives unique insight into both private and public enforcement of completion law, and offers commentary on the relationship between EU competition law and national competition law, and on the relationship between competition law and private international law.

This Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for practitioners and scholars, as well as for those in an enforcement environment.

Contributors: S. Anderman, A. Coscelli, G. Edwards, G. Faella, M.S. Gal, A. Jones, I. Kokkoris, I. Lianos, L. Lovdahl Gormsen, D. Mantzari, L.D.S. Morais, R. Nazzini, O. Odudu, N. Petit, A. Stephan, J. Tapia, F. Wagner-von Papp

- Edited by leading academics and an experienced practitioner- Combines both practical insight and scholarly analysis- A rich compendium of commentary and analysis on all the main themes of competition law- Extensive coverage of both substantive, procedural and enforcement issues in two volumes.

Handbook on European Competition Law: Enforcement and Procedure sets out in detail the procedural aspects of EU competition law, ranging from fines, remedies and judicial review. It also gives unique insight into both private and public enforcement of completion law, and offers commentary on the relationship between EU competition law and national competition law, and on the relationship between competition law and private international law.

The companion volume, Handbook on European Competition Law: Substantive Aspects, sets the context for examination of substantive law by reviewing and analyzing the goals of competition law. It then covers the substantive building blocks of EU competition law, including horizontal and vertical agreements, cartels, mergers, and also provides valuable coverage of the interaction between competition and regulation, hub and spoke collusion, and information exchange agreements. The importance of the abuse of dominance doctrine is reflected in three discrete chapters considering exploitative abuses, exclusionary pricing abuses, and exclusionary non-pricing abuses.

This Handbook will be an indispensable reference work for practitioners and scholars, as well as for those in an enforcement environment.

Contributors: A. Andreangeli, K. Cseres, C. Genakos, D. Geradin, D.M.B. Gerard, Y. Katsoulacos, A.P. Komninos, N. Levy, I. Lianos, C. Malamataris, B.J. Rodger, H. Schweitzer, D. Ulph, J. Wileur

The book explores the many legal and economic challenges emerging from the liberalization engaged by the European Community with respect to state monopolies.

It is divided into three parts. Taking a sectoral approach, the first part is devoted to expert analyses of liberalization measures adopted by the Community in the areas of telecommunications, postal services, energy and air and rail transport. The objective is to provide a detailed and up-to-date review of the most significant developments that took place in these key industry sectors. The second part deals with more conceptual issues, such as the impact of the liberalization process on consumer protection and public service obligations. It will also analyze the main issues emerging from the creation of ‘strategic alliances’ in the telecommunications and aviation sectors. The third part takes a comparative and international law perspective. It examens the extent to which monopolies have been opened to competition in the United Sates and the lessons which may be drawn from the American experience. It also discusses the liberalization measure negotiated in the framework of the World Trade Organization, with a special reference to the agreement recently concluded in the area of telecommunications.

The papers comprized in the book are authored by leading experts on state monopolies. It takes a pluridisciplinary approach covering not only legal, but also economic and political science issues.

In this important book, notable European experts in the energy field provide valuable perspectives on the principal issues raised by the liberalization of the electricity and natural gas markets in the EU. The various analyses are collected under four headings:

Competition. Even when the market is fully open, substantial impediments to competition - such as longterm contracts, refusal of access to essential infrastructures, or lack of capacity in interconnectors - remain. This part discusses these deadlocks and suggests possible breakthroughs.

Transmission and Trading. This part deals with network access and pricing and energy trading. Third party access to the network is a critical factor to ensure a real liberalization of the market, but it raises complex technical, economic and legal issues. Liberalization has also stimulated new forms of energy trading, including physical contracts and purely financial tools. The legal and economic framework of these new forms of transactions is discussed.

Environment and Consumer Protection. This section investigates the extent to which the liberalization process favours industrial interests, and in what ways environmental and consumer concerns are (or could be) an integral part of liberalized energy policy.

National Experiences. This part describes the different approaches taken by the four Member States (Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands) in opening their energy markets. The authors raise some interesting theoretical issues, such as the possible impact of unimplemented EU liberalization provisions in the Member States.

The opening of the European postal market to competition is gaining ground as Member States transpose the 1997 postal directive into their national legislation and private postal companies expand their market shares. Moreover, changing regulatory trends (e.g., the ever-lower weight and price limits delimitating the scope of the reserved area) encourage further growth in the continuing liberalization of this important network industry.

This book is based on a conference held in Brussels in February 2001, under the auspices of the Universities of Liège and Ghent and the Free University of Brussels. It provides an in-depth assessment of the challenges presented not only by the prospect of liberalization but also by the transition (of particular significance during the next few years) from the traditional monopoly system.

Among the critical matters discussed are the following:

In addition, there are specific country reports from five EU Member States (France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and the United Kingdom) and Norway, bearing witness to the diversity of means adopted to implement the postal directive.