European Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
General Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position
Part 3: Procedure
Title 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Scope of application
Chapter 2: Concept of concentration
Chapter 3: EU dimension
I: Referral prior to notification at the parties' request
II: Referral after notification at the States' request
Section 2: Exceptions to EU jurisdiction
Chapter 5: Indirect control
Title 3: Exercise of control
Title 4: Control procedure
Part 5: State aid
314. Referral system
1 minute de lecture
Like Regulation No 1/2003, Regulation No 139/2004 provides for a referral system which makes it possible to re-attribute cases to the most appropriate authority. However, referrals are exceptional because the EU jurisdiction is clearly defined by the turnover thresholds laid down in Article 1. Furthermore, this is not intended to be a way for undertakings to practice forum shopping and choose the …