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
Chapter 1: Competition analysis
Chapter 2: Exemptions
Chapter 3: Incompatibility/De-mergers
Title 4: Control procedure
Part 5: State aid
321. System of control
1 minute de lecture
The system of merger control includes an a priori favoring of mergers and in this regard appears very different from the system applicable for restrictive agreements. While restrictive agreements - unlawful on principle - can be exempted, concentrations - lawful on principle - can be found incompatible . Authorization of a merger is not the consequence of an exemption but relies upon a dynamic ba …