European Merger Control

European merger control is among the most important and complex aspects of competition law. The rapid pace of development in this area presents a further challenge: legislation and guidance documents are frequently issued and updated, and the formidable body of Court and Commission case-law continues to grow at a daunting rate.

This second edition provides a comprehensive treatment of EU merger control law and procedure addressing an extensive body of precedents since the 1st edition was published in 2010. It adopts an integrated approach that embraces both the law and economics of merger control, supplemented throughout with practical insights drawn from the authors’ own experience. The book blends practical and academic perspectives and addresses new and unsolved questions of EU merger control law.

Highlights

• Specific and detailed treatment of EU merger control
• Comprehensive and up-to-date overview of recent case-law and Commission guidance
• Detailed analysis of economic issues posed by the EUMR (e.g., market definition, SIEC test, UPP-analysis)

Content
The book dissects the EUMR in its entirety and addresses the legal, economic, procedural and practical aspects of EU merger control.

• Historical and systematic overview of the EUMR
• International scope and context of application
• Jurisdiction, including allocation (jurisdictional test: "concentrations with EU dimension") and reallocation ("referral mechanisms") of cases between the Commission and the national competition authorities in the EU
• The substantive analysis of concentrations, including the SIEC test and its application in relation to horizontal, vertical and conglomerate effects by the Commission (as reviewed by the European courts)
• Remedies
• Procedure
• Judicial review

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