Merger Control in the EU - Hardcover

Navarro, Edurne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199244707 ISBN 13: 9780199244706

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This book provides an exhaustive analysis of the European Community rules relating to merger control, including the changes introduced by the Council Regulation 1310/97. The European Commission has exclusive competence to authorise or prohibit concentrations which have a Community dimension. Bearing in mind the economic relevance of these operations, decisions made by the Commission have an extraordinary market impact. This work is an invaluable and precise instrument for legal practitioners and economists, as well as for those undertakings involved in merger operations or acquisitions. It will enable them to become acquainted with the Commission's policy in this field and to guide themselves through the complex procedure of notification in Brussels. It will also be useful for those merger operations which are required to follow the procedure of notification to the national competition authorities in EU Member States, since the Commission's guidelines inspire, to a large extent, the acts and decisions of the national authorities in this field. This book analyses the issues related to merger control not only from a legal standpoint, but also from an economic one. It is a product of the authors' knowledge and experience in Brussels as officials of the Merger Task Force in the Commission, and as lawyers defending the interests of undertakings involved in the notification procedure.

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Review

"...a truly monumental work that is both practical and intellectually rigorous." -- Frank Fine, Antitrust Source

About the Author

Juan Briones is an economist currently working as an official with the Competition Directorate of the EC Commission. Jaime Folguera is a practising lawyer at Uria & Menendez in Brussels, specializing in EC Competition Law. Andres Font holds a law degree from the Universidad de Valencia, as well as an LL.M in European Community Law from the College of Europe (Bruges). He is an official of the EC Commission and a non-active member of the Valencia Bar Association. He specializes in EC Competition Law and regularly lectures on the subject. Edurne Navarro holds a law and doctorate degree from the Universidad de Barcelona, as well as an LL.M in European Community Law from the Institute of European Studies of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles and an LL.M from the University of Michigan. She is member of the Barcelona Bar Association, a partner at Uria & Menendez and director of the Brussels office. She specializes in Spanish and European Competition Law and regularly lectures on these subjects."

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199244707
• ISBN 13: 9780199244706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 926