Article 82 EC: Reflections on its Recent Evolution [Hardcover]

The landscape of European competition law has seen significant changes in the past decade, both in terms of enforcement and substantive application. One of the last frontiers to be subjected to scrutiny has been Article 82. In recent years the European Commission has pushed forward the debate on the nature and scope of Article 82. Of major significance to this debate were the Commission's Consultation Paper on an economic approach to Article 82, the Discussion Paper on the application of Article 82 to exclusionary abuses, and the Commission's recent Guidance on its enforcement priorities in applying Article 82.

The debate over the realm of Article 82 EC has raised important questions as to its past and present application. This collection of essays by international experts explores the changing boundaries of Article 82 EC and considers its recent evolution. The chapters cover a range of subjects, including the legal and economic implications of an effects-based approach to Article 82 EC, the recent Commission Guidance on Article 82 EC, the interface between intellectual property rights and competition law, licensing, tying, excessive pricing, and the protection of the consumer interest.

This wide-ranging collection of essays by international experts explores the changing boundaries of Article 82 EC and considers its recent evolution.Ariel Ezrachi is the Slaughter and May Lecturer in Competition Law at the University of Oxford and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Competition Law and Policy. He is a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Pembroke College, Oxford.

With such a wide range of subjects and thought-provoking contributions, the book is certainly recommendable to the specialist reader in anti-trust. Dr Pinar Akman,European Law Review, Volume 36

This book will be a delight to all legal experts and policy makers who, from a professional perspective, have to take into account developments in this branch of competition law. In the book tl³(