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Economic law --- European Union --- Competition - Europe --- Restraint of trade - European Union countries --- Antitrust law - European Union countries --- Competition, Unfair - European Union countries --- Competition --- Restraint of trade --- Antitrust law --- Competition, Unfair --- Concurrence --- Concurrence déloyale --- Bundling (Marketing) --- Vente groupée --- Restrictions --- Droit --- Law and legislation

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Despite great strides in enforcement of the cartel prohibition of article 81 EC and major merger control reform, EC competition law still lacks clear standards for anti-competitive abuses under article 82 EC. In a masterful engagement with this issue, the thoughtful and original analysis in this book focuses on tying and bundling. Although these ubiquitous business practices are primarily addressed under article 82 EC as constituting abusive behavior, a wealth of economics literature emphasizes their strategic and efficiency motivations. However, there is a balance to be found, as this book ably demonstrates. In the course of the analysis, the author zeroes in on such central questions as the following: What tests are available to determine whether two products are distinct or not? Under which circumstances is anti-competitive leveraging feasible? Which efficiency motivations should be accepted? How does one valuate the possible efficiencies in the short run and the risk of leveraging effects in the long run? What factors should be considered when answering the separate product issue? What are the implications for the burden of proof under article 82 EC?.

Competition --- Restraint of trade --- Antitrust law --- Competition, Unfair