THE CONCEPT OF UNDERTAKING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION LAW
Journal Title: Challenges of the knowledge society ( Provocari ale societatii cunoasterii ) - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 12
Abstract
One of the most important concepts that the European Union Competition Law uses is the undertaking. In order to correctly apply the rules under this domain, it is necessary to fully understand when an entity is or isn`t an undertaking under competition law. Therefore, the main purpose of the following paper is to facilitate the understanding of the concept of undertakings so as to delimit the area of competition law from others. In the following, we will identify the alternative definitions offered in time by the Court of Justice of the European Union in this matter, but also by doctrine and we will have a short glance over the national courts of the member states' practice. Our analyze will take into consideration also those cases which remain under discussion, such as, but not just that, when can a part of an undertaking that is a subject of a transaction be considered a merger under the European Commission Merger Regulation or how can a natural person represent an undertaking under the European Union competition law. In conclusion, undertakings, parts of undertakings or associations of undertakings, mainly in the light of EU competition law, are the concepts we will be dealing with in the following paper.
Authors and Affiliations
Alexandra STĂNCIULESCU
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP305386
- DOI -
- Views 111
- Downloads 0
COMPENSATORY ACTION - A NEW LEGISLATIVE ACTION IMPOSED ON NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AS CONSEQUENCE OF RECENT CASE-LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Subsequent to pronouncement by the European Court of Human Rights of the semi-pilot judgement in case Iacov Stanciu v. Romania and the pilot judgement in case Rezmiveş and Others v. Romania - where the Court found struct...
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF ONLINE CONSUMER BRAND BOYCOTTS ON BRAND EQUITY
When something detrimental to consumer’s principles occurs, they tend to criticize the situation and to take up action, using the Internet to virally spread their opinions and adopting a resistance behavior, thus punishi...
SPECIAL CONFISCATION IN THE CASE OF THE OFFENCE OF MONEY LAUNDERING OF PROCEEDS FROM TAX EVASION
The academic literature and the case-law are concerned with the relationship between the tax evasion offence and the money laundering offence, when the money laundered come from the first offence. More exactly, the quest...
THE IMPACT OF PRELIMINARY RULINGS PRONOUNCED BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ON THE ACTIVITY OF THE ROMANIAN COURTS OF LAW
The creation of an area of freedom, security and justice represented an important project of building an Europe without frontiers where the citizens can enjoy the same rights, applied uniformly by the national courts, fo...
FISCALIZATION OF COPYRIGHT. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLARIFYING CERTAIN ISSUES REGARDING FISCALIZATION OF COPYRIGHT (fiscus ubique praesens est)
Intellectual creations and taxes have the gift (the first) and vice (the last) to be everywhere. Intellectual creations are sources of income for rights holders and the revenues incurred from their exploitation are, with...