European Competition Law

Timetable

Included in the Syllabus Section

Module aim (aims)

• Providing students with basic knowledge necessary to understand the present role of competition law within the market integration in the European Union
• Providing students with basic knowledge necessary to understand the scope of the application of the selected provisions of the European (national and EU) competition law
• Equipping students with skills to identify competition law problems and methods of solution when confronted with such matters in ordinary course of business

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Students attending the course are expected to be familiar with basic legal (civil and public law) and economic concepts.

Syllabus

Week 1: Legislative and economic framework for EU and national competition law

Week 2: Goals of EU competition law and interplay with EU internal market policies

Week 3: Basic concepts (undertaking, relevant market etc.)

Week 4: Rules applied to undertakings: anti-competitive agreements

Week 5: Rules applied to undertakings: abuse of dominant position

Week 6: Rules applied to undertakings: merger control

Week 7: Competition law and digital markets

Week 8: Rules applied to Member States: state aid

Week 9: Enforcement and procedures

Week 10: Member states and EU competition law

Reading list

• Chalmers D., Davies G., Monti G., European Union Law. Cases and Materials
• Monti G., EC Competition Law
• Wish R., Competition Law
• Gerber, D. J., Law and Competition in Twentieth Century Europe
• Goyder J., Albors-Llorens, A., Goyder's EC Competition Law
• Competition Policy Newsletter (European Commission)
• Decisions of the European Commission and judgments by the Court of Justice of the EU (Eur-Lex)