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
Title 2: Scope of control
Section 1: Relevant market
Section 2: Non-coordinated effects
II: Market structure
Section 4: Countervailing effects
Section 5: Failing company defense
Chapter 2: Exemptions
Chapter 3: Incompatibility/De-mergers
Title 4: Control procedure
Part 5: State aid
343. Principle
1 minute de lecture
A merger in a concentrated market may lead to the creation of a collective dominant position and increase the likelihood of coordinated behavior between undertakings active on the market, which can adopt a joint line of action and raise prices, even without entering into an agreement or resorting to a concerted practice . Is an oligopolistic market situation sufficient to generate a collective do …