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SGL

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Company refused to give information on anti-competitve behaviour so fined under Directive 1/2003

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Elevators Escalators Cartel

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Fined bigtime

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Synthetic Rubber Cartel

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Fined bigtime - some got lower fines for whistle blowing, some got higher for repeat offending

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Hofner

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Undertakings = any entity engaged in econ activity regardless of its legal status and way its financed

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Package Tours World Cup

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Fifa and Italian FA are undertakings under Art 101

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Motosykletistiki (MOTEO)

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Undertakings BECAUSE it engaged in econ activity regardless of legal status and way its financed

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Maschinenbau

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Breach of Art 101(1) allowed because was trying to break into new marker under Art 101(3)

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Anic Partecipazioni

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EC doesnt need to establish whether it is Art 101(1) or Art 101(2) breach

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Treuhand

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Dont actually need to be party to cartel agmt or operate in same market to be caught - active contribution and causal link is enough

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Tepea

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Agmt = oral or written

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Hercules Chemicals

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Undertakings just need to express joint intention

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Bayer

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Unilateral behaviour is generally not an agmt

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Vereniging

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Recommendations made by Trade Associations to members can be decisions falling under Art 101(1)

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Transocean Marine Paint

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Would compliance with recommendations have significant influence on competition within relevant market

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ANSEAU

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Decision by trade association that goods distributed exclusively under common label is decision under Art 101(1)

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Dysetuffs

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Defines concerted practise as:
Coordination without having reached a proper agreement which effectively swaps practical cooperation for risks of competition

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Ahlstrom Wood Pulp Cartel

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Conduct was NOT enough to be concerted practise

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STM

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To fall under Art 101(1) must be forseeable that the agreement may have an influence, direct or indirect, actual or potential, on the pattern of trade
Art 101(3) rule of reason is adopted
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Costen Sarl

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Effect on trade can be increase or decrease in trade. Territorial restriction

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Pronuptia de Paris

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Effect on trade can be a franchise agreement
Art 101(3) rule of reason is adopted
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Brasserie de Haecht

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Collective effect of lots of small agreements can affect trade
Must examine the whole market to determine if Art 101(1) has been breached

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ICI Polypropelene

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Horizontal agreement formed by producers at the same level of industry

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United Brands Co

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Vertical agreements controlling each level of production
Analysis of Relative Product Market said bananas are unique
Dominance = has power to act independently of competitors and customers
Only had 50% market share but rest of market was so fragmented it was dominant
Brand identification with chiquita trademark can be dominance

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European Night Services

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Requires full analysis of market, product, economic conditions etc to determine whether Art 101(1) has been breached

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Volk v Vervaecke
Established de minimis defence
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Courage v Crehan
Application of competition law to UK.Tied house arrangements with pub
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Manfredi [and Courage]
National laws in MS can be rendered redundant in order to ensure EU competition law is fully effective Any individual can claim cimpensation for harm from causal relationship between harm and agreement/practise prohibited under Art 101
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Societa Italiana Vetro Italian Flat Glass
Caught under Art 102 using dominant market position.Price fixing to eliminate competition between them, controling and stabilizing market artificially
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Continental Cans
Relative Temporal Market was important - relatively easy for rival can manufacturers to break into market Region of Germany was substantial part of internal market for RGM
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Hilti
Held dominant market position based on Relative Product Market analysis - nail guns are fairly unique Market for consumables (replacement nails) is separate to nail gun market, Hilti was dominant in both separately RGM was the whole internal market because significant price different in different MS despite low transport costs - the differences were purely Hilti's fault
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Microsoft
Using IP rights to prevent entrance to market caught by Art 102. Bundling, locked technical aspects preventing other software being used
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Hugin
Separate market for spare parts for cash registers BUT Hugin is dominant in that market so refusal to supply spare parts to other cash register owners = abuse South West England NOT substantial part of internal market for RGM
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Michelin
Tyres for different types of heavy vehicle are not interchangeable SO had dominant market position One member state can be a substantial part of market for RGM
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Boosey & Hawkes
Marketing strategy used defined a separate market for British brass band instruments
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BPB Industries Gypsum
Precise definition of market is not necessary - ECJ will just look at whether the undertaking had market power or not rather than the RPM
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BT
UK was substantial part of internal market for RGM
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RTE McGill TV Guide
Ireland was substantial part of internal market for RGM | Refusing to give info on program schedule to competitors = abuse
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Alsatel
Region of France NOT substantial part of internal market
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Sealink Harbours
Holyhead port was subtantial part of internal market | Used control of port to give better better sailing times to its ferries = abuse
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Tetrapak
Huge relative market share = dominance
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Akzo
Huge relative market share = dominance | Used predatory pricing as abuse of dominance
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Hoffman la Roche
Superior technology can mean dominance Sophisticated distribution systems can lead to dominance Fidelity rebates = abuse Undertakings need to be allowed to explain their actions as a defence to accusations of breach
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Intel
70% market share and rebates for buying less of competitors products was breach of Art 102
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Commercial Solvents CSC
Refusal to supply competitor with material necessary to make end-product = abuse
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British Leyland
Breach can exist even if behaviour only MIGHT affect trade
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Garden Cottage Foods
National courts can take role judging decisions of NCAs concering enforcement of competition law
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British American Tobacco
Art 101(1) used to catch anti-competitive mergers
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Airtours
Commission blocked merger Conditions for collective dominance: Market must be suffieciently transparent so each memeber of oligopoly can monitor how other members are behaving Must be adequate punishment mechanisms to ensure members compliance over time Forseeable reaction of consumers and current/future competitors could not hazard the policy
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Independent Music Publishers
Commission made objective grounds in favour of merger

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