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Jlee at 23:14, 6 December 2010

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	\| Merger Notification<ref>The National Competition Authority will assess mergers under the National Competition Act. If the concentration affects trade between the Member States, the European Commission will assess the merger under Regulation 139/2004. See the coding for the European Commission for those provisions.</ref>		\| Merger Notification
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Jlee at 23:12, 6 December 2010

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Jlee at 23:12, 6 December 2010

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	\| Limits Access		\| Limits Access
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	\| Article 82(b) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits limiting production.		\| Article 102(b) of the TEFF prohibits limiting production.

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	\| Abusive Acts		\| Abusive Acts
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 82 of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits abuse of a dominant position.		\| Article 102 of the TEFF prohibits abuse of a dominant position.

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	\| Price Setting		\| Price Setting
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	\| Article 82(a) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits price setting.		\| Article 102(a) of the TEFF prohibits price setting.

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	\| Discriminatory Pricing		\| Discriminatory Pricing
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 82(c) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits discriminatory conditions.		\| Article 102(c) of the TEFF prohibits discriminatory conditions.

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	\| Resale Price Maintenance		\| Resale Price Maintenance
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 82(a) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits resale price maintenance.		\| Article 102(a) of the TEFF prohibits resale price maintenance.

	\|-		\|-
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	\| Obstacles to Entry		\| Obstacles to Entry
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 82 of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits using predatory pricing to drive competitors from the market<ref>See the EC antitrust overview, at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/overview_en.html</ref>		\| Article 102 of the TEFF prohibits using predatory pricing to drive competitors from the market<ref>See the EC antitrust overview, at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/overview_en.html</ref>

	\|-		\|-
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	\| Price Fixing		\| Price Fixing
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(1)(a) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits price fixing.		\| Article 101(1)(a) of the TEFF prohibits price fixing.

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	\| Tying		\| Tying
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(1)(e) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits tying.		\| Article 101(1)(e) of the TEFF prohibits tying.

	\|-		\|-
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	\| Market Division		\| Market Division
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81 of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits market division<ref>Although the wording of the treaty seems to apply to market sharing, the EC also considers market division illegal. See the EU press release at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/29&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>		\| Article 101 of the TEFF prohibits market division<ref>Although the wording of the treaty seems to apply to market sharing, the EC also considers market division illegal. See the EU press release at

			http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/29&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>


	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\| Output Restraint		\| Output Restraint
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(1)(b)of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits limiting production.		\| Article 101(1)(b)of the TEFF prohibits limiting production.

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	\| Market Sharing		\| Market Sharing
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(1)(c)of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits market sharing.		\| Article 101(1)(c)of the TEFF prohibits market sharing.

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	\| Eliminating Competitors		\| Eliminating Competitors
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	\| Article 81(1) of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits agreements that have the purpose or effect of eliminating competition.		\| Article 101(1) of the TEFF prohibits agreements that have the purpose or effect of eliminating competition.

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	\| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging		\| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81 of the ~~EC treaty~~ prohibits bid-rigging.<ref>Although not explicitly stated in the statute, bid-rigging is considered anti-competitive behavior. See the case involving gas insulated switchgear, at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/80&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>		\| Article 101 of the TEFF prohibits bid-rigging.<ref>Although not explicitly stated in the statute, bid-rigging is considered anti-competitive behavior. See the case involving gas insulated switchgear, at

			http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/80&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>

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	\| Supply Refusal		\| Supply Refusal
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(1)(b) bans refusal to supply.		\| Article 101(1)(b) bans refusal to supply.

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	\| Efficiency Defense		\| Efficiency Defense
	\| 1		\| 1
	\| Article 81(3)of the ~~EC treaty~~ allows an efficiency defense.		\| Article 101(3)of the TEFF allows an efficiency defense.

	\|}		\|}

Jlee at 23:10, 6 December 2010

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	\|Remedies		\|Remedies
	\|Fines		\|Fines
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	\|		\| Council Regulation 1/2003 (Chapter VI, Articles 23 and 24)

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	\| Divestitures		\| Divestitures
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	\|		\| Article 8(4) of Regulation 139/2004 (EC Merger Regulation).

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	\|Private Enforcement		\|Private Enforcement
	\|3rd Party Initiation		\|3rd Party Initiation
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	\|		\| Council Regulation 1/2003 (Chapter III, Article 7(2))

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	\| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings		\| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
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	\|		\| Council Regulation 1/2003 (Chapter VIII, Article 3)) - 3rd parties may be heard by the Comission in proceedings; interested 3rd parties have the right to be heard in merger assessment proceedings (preamble to EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004, para. 38)

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	\| Mandatory		\| Mandatory
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	\|		\| Article 4(1), Articles 6 and 7 of EC Merger Regulation 139/2004.

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	\| Pre-merger		\| Pre-merger
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	\|		\| Article 4(1), Articles 6 and 7 of EC Merger Regulation 139/2004.

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	\| Dominance		\| Dominance
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	\|		\| EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004, Article 2(1)(b), 2(2) and 2(3)

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	\| Restriction of Competition		\| Restriction of Competition
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	\|		\| EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004, Article 2(1), 2(2) and 2(3)

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	\| Public Interest (Pro D)		\| Public Interest (Pro D)
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	\|		\| EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004, Article 2(1)(b)

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	\| Public Interest (Pro Authority)		\| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
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	\|		\| EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004, Article 2(1)(b)

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	\|		\| Preamble to EC Merger Control Regulation 139/2004

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Jlee: New page: '''Score = 27''' '''Governed by:''' ''EU law:'' : Articles 101available from the EC at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E101:EN:NOT and 102
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New page: '''Score = 27''' '''Governed by:''' ''EU law:'' : Articles 101<ref>available from the EC at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E101:EN:NOT</ref> and 102<r...

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'''Score = 27'''

'''Governed by:'''
''EU law:''
: Articles 101<ref>available from the EC at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E101:EN:NOT</ref> and 102<ref>available from the EC at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:12008E102:EN:NOT</ref> of the TFEU.
:* Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 <ref> Available at http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/legislation/regulations.html</ref> and

Note: With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty have become Articles 101 and 102 respectively of the TFEU.

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|-
! Category !! Subcategory !! Score !! Comment

|- class="categorydivision"
| Scope
| Extraterritoriality
| 1
| EU law governs whenever conduct has effects on trade between Member States pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation 1/2003.

|- class="categorydivision"
|Remedies
|Fines
| 0
|

|-
|
| Prison Sentences
| 0
|

|-
|
| Divestitures
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
|Private Enforcement
|3rd Party Initiation
|0
|

|-
|
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties
| 1
| Private enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 of the EC treaty is mandated and encouraged by the European Commission.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/actionsdamages/files_white_paper/whitepaper_en.pdf</ref>

|-
|
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings
| 0
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|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Notification<ref>The National Competition Authority will assess mergers under the National Competition Act. If the concentration affects trade between the Member States, the European Commission will assess the merger under Regulation 139/2004. See the coding for the European Commission for those provisions.</ref>
| Voluntary
| 0
|

|-
|
| Mandatory
| 0
|

|-
|
| Pre-merger
| 0
|

|-
|
| Post-merger
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Merger Assessment
| Dominance
| 1
|

|-
|
| Restriction of Competition
| 1
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro D)
| 1
|

|-
|
| Public Interest (Pro Authority)
| 0
|

|-
|
| Other
| 0
|

|-
|
| Efficiency
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Dominance
| Limits Access
| 1
| Article 82(b) of the EC treaty prohibits limiting production.

|-
|
| Abusive Acts
| 1
| Article 82 of the EC treaty prohibits abuse of a dominant position.

|-
|
| Price Setting
| 1
| Article 82(a) of the EC treaty prohibits price setting.

|-
|
| Discriminatory Pricing
| 1
| Article 82(c) of the EC treaty prohibits discriminatory conditions.

|-
|
| Resale Price Maintenance
| 1
| Article 82(a) of the EC treaty prohibits resale price maintenance.

|-
|
| Obstacles to Entry
| 1
| Article 82 of the EC treaty prohibits using predatory pricing to drive competitors from the market<ref>See the EC antitrust overview, at http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/overview_en.html</ref>

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 0
|

|- class="categorydivision"
| Restrictive Trade Practices
| Price Fixing
| 1
| Article 81(1)(a) of the EC treaty prohibits price fixing.

|-
|
| Tying
| 1
| Article 81(1)(e) of the EC treaty prohibits tying.

|-
|
| Market Division
| 1
| Article 81 of the EC treaty prohibits market division<ref>Although the wording of the treaty seems to apply to market sharing, the EC also considers market division illegal. See the EU press release at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/29&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>

|-
|
| Output Restraint
| 1
| Article 81(1)(b)of the EC treaty prohibits limiting production.

|-
|
| Market Sharing
| 1
| Article 81(1)(c)of the EC treaty prohibits market sharing.

|-
|
| Eliminating Competitors
| 1
| Article 81(1) of the EC treaty prohibits agreements that have the purpose or effect of eliminating competition.

|-
|
| Collusive Tendering/Bid-Rigging
| 1
| Article 81 of the EC treaty prohibits bid-rigging.<ref>Although not explicitly stated in the statute, bid-rigging is considered anti-competitive behavior. See the case involving gas insulated switchgear, at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/80&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en</ref>

|-
|
| Supply Refusal
| 1
| Article 81(1)(b) bans refusal to supply.

|-
|
| Efficiency Defense
| 1
| Article 81(3)of the EC treaty allows an efficiency defense.

|}

== References ==
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