Technology transfer and the new EU competition rules

intellectual property licensing after Modernisation

The new Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (in force from May 1, 2004) signals a profound change in the nature of the regulatory framework for technology licensing under EU competition law. This book examines the new Regulation in detail, placing it in the wider context ...

EU Competition Law

procedures and remedies

Competition litigation is expected to increase dramatically in light of the application of the modernised competition law regime and new procedural rules. "EU Competition Law: Procedures and Remedies" provides essential practical reference on the enforcement of competition law by EU and national courts and competition ...

Vertical agreements in EC competition Law

This book analyzes the EC competition rules applicable to vertical agreements, including Regulation 2790/99 (the general block exemption applicable to vertical agreements), Regulation 1400/2002 (the motor vehicle block exemption) and also vertical agreements not covered by a block exemption. The book includes informal ...

Modernised EC Competition Law in international arbitration

The recent "modernisation" of EC competition law has heightened the need for international arbitration practitioners to accommodate EC competition law into their practice and has made it necessary for EC competition law practitioners to understand the role of arbitration as a central means for the ...

Unfair Competition Law

European Union and member States

Despite their differences, all 25 member States of the European Union agree that commercial activities should be controlled in the interests of market participants and that there must be rules to secure fairness. At the community level, there is a growing body of regulatory law ...

The evolution of european competition Law

whose regulation, wich competition?

INDEX: Foreword Part I: Introduction Part II: Strategic Competition Policies? US#EU Conflicts and Convergence Part III: Controlling Restrictions of Competition Part IV: Approaching Competition by Regulation Part V: Conclusion: The New Thinking.

Commercial agency, franchise, and distribution contracts

(PEL CAFDC)

The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of drafting common European principles for the most important aspects of the law of obligations and for certain parts of the law of property in movables which are especially relevant for ...

EU competition Law and regulation in the converging telecommunications, media and IT sectors

Of the major industries formerly characterized by a high degree of state monopoly control, telecommunications is proving to be increasingly susceptible to market failure. This book presents the most thoroughgoing model yet offered to ensure the emergence of a genuinely competitive electronic communications industry in ...

Aplicació del Dret de la Competència a Catalunya

òrgans administratius, òrgans judicials

ÍNDEX: 1. Introducció. 2. Inauguració. 3. La judicialització del dret de la competència i el nou paper dels òrgans administratius. 3. La dualitat Administració-òrgans judicials: qüestions pràctiques. 4. 2004 i perspectives per al dret de la competència. 5. Punt de vista de l'Administració. 6 ...

Il roulo del giudice di fronte alle decisioni amministrative per il funzionamento dei mercati

SOMMARIO: Presentazione. # Organizzazione mondiale del commercio: 1. Criteri di sindacato nella soluzione delle controversie dell#Organizzazione mondiale del commercio (M. Oesch). # Unione europea: 1. Diritto della concorrenza e ricorsi per annullamento nell#era della post- modernizzazione (D. Geradin, N. Petit). # 2. I poteri della Commissione ...

The architecture of european codes and contract Law

The ongoing debate on the harmonisation of European contract law has metamorphosed into an important recognition: that none of the existing national systems of contract law, even the most 'modern,' have been able to keep pace with the extensive and radical changes in the world ...

El traslado de domicilio social de la Sociedad Anónima Europea

Las operaciones de transferencia intracomunitaria de domicilio social han encontrado tradicionalmente numerosos obstáculos (legales o fiscales) que las han malogrado a la postre, creando serios obstáculos a la libertad de establecimiento comunitario y, en definitiva, a la consolidación del Mercado Interior. En este poco favorecedor ...

Criminalization of competition Law enforcement

economic and legal implications for the EU member States

This timely book brings together contributions from prominent scholars and practitioners to the ongoing debate on the criminalization of competition law enforcement. Recognizing that existing remedies and sanctions may be insufficient to deter breaches of competition law, several EU Member States have followed the US ...

A comparison of WTO and EC Law

do different treaty objectives and purposes matter for treaty

International Crimes: Theories Practice and Evolution is unique in that it proposes a theory of international criminal law by questioning the law itself. The analysis focuses on particular definitional aspects of international crimes in order to highlight their similarities as well as the defects of ...

Cases and materials on EC competition Law

The new edition of this book continues to be one of the leading works on competition law for students, and the ideal companion to the author's "Introductory Guide to EC Competition Law and Practice" (8th edition, 2004), also published by Hart Publishing. The book ...

European fair trading Law

the unfair commercial practices directive

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive is the most important directive in the field of trade practices to have emerged from the EC, but it builds upon European activity which has sought to regulate trade practices on both a sectoral and horizontal level. It is an ...

Investor protection in Europe

corporate Law making, the MiFID and beyond

This collection explores the topical issue of investor protection in Europe from both a capital market and a company law perspective, and offers a broad and coherent perspective on regulatory competition and harmonisation concerning companies and securities markets in the EU. Following the unitary approach ...

Internet banking and the Law in Europe

regulation, financial integration and electronic commerce

The European Union has long sought to create a single financial area across Europe where consumers in one country benefit from financial markets and activities in other countries. With the emergence of the Internet as a platform for the provision of online banking services, the ...

Droit européen de la consommation et uniformisation du Droit des contrats

L'éventualité d'un droit européen des contrats suscite un grand nombre d'interrogations, de doutes, d'enthousiasmes et de polémiques. Or le droit européen des contrats n'est pas qu'une éventualité. Les différentes normes adoptées par les institutions européennes et leurs transpositions au ...

Regulating content-European regulatory framework for the media and related creative sectors

A complex network of regulatory systems has arisen around the provision of media in Europe. In this connection, regulating content is a focal point, as content is not only of economic but of vital cultural importance. At community level, a wide variety of measures have ...