European Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
General Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Title 1: Field of application
I: Restriction of competition
A: Agreement
B: Decisions of associations of undertakings
C: Concerted practices
D: Complex infringements
1°: Principle of freedom of evidence
2°: Indirect evidence
III: Several undertakings
Section 2: Limits of the prohibition
Chapter 2: Applications
Title 3: Abuse of dominant position
Title 4: Impact of intellectual property rights
Part 3: Procedure
Part 4: Mergers
Part 5: State aid
62. Burden of proof
1 minute de lecture
In case of dispute as to the existence of an infringement of the competition rules, in principle it is for the Commission to prove the alleged infringement . However, the burden of proof can be easily reversed. Sometimes the EU authorities rely simply on the presumption of an unlawful object to establish concerted action. Thus, almost total absence of official minutes or internal notes of meetings …
