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Literature list

Title Author EU Competition Law, Jones & Sufrin, 4th ed. Oxford 2010 Recommended literature Compilations Available for download on the webpage Competition law, Richard Whish, 6th ed., OUP 2008 EC Competition Law , Giorgio Monti Cambridge 2007 The Economics of EC competition law Bishop & Walker, 2nd ed., 2002 The EC law of competition, Faull & Nikpay, 2nd ed., 2006 The Interface Between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Policy Steven Anderman (ed) Cambridge 2007 Chapters 1-3 EU Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights, Steven Anderman and Hedvig Schmidt, OUP 2011

Reading instructions from the schedule

2012-01-27 12:00: Group 2, Please read the following cases, only in so far as they relate to the issue of the definition of the relevant market (so you do not need to read the whole case, only the relevant parts. Tips: check which paragraphs are covered in Jones & Sufrin). Be prepared to give a brief account of the facts and main arguments of the parties on the issue of the assessment of the relevant market. " Case 322/81 Michelin I " Case 27/76 United Brands " Case T-30/89 Hilti " Case 238/87 Volvo " Case 22/78 Hugin Read through the Commission's Notice, no need to know everything, just get a general idea of how the Commission goes about defining the relevant market. " Commission Notice on the Definition of Relevant Market for the Purposes of Community Competition Law, [1997] OJ C 372/5

2012-01-30 08:00: Group 1, Please read the following cases, only in so far as they relate to the issue of the definition of the relevant market (so you do not need to read the whole case, only the relevant parts. Tips: check which paragraphs are covered in Jones & Sufrin). Be prepared to give a brief account of the facts and main arguments of the parties on the issue of the assessment of the relevant market. " Case 322/81 Michelin I " Case 27/76 United Brands " Case T-30/89 Hilti " Case 238/87 Volvo " Case 22/78 Hugin Read through the Commission's Notice, no need to know everything, just get a general idea of how the Commission goes about defining the relevant market. " Commission Notice on the Definition of Relevant Market for the Purposes of Community Competition Law, [1997] OJ C 372/5

2012-01-30 10:00: Group 2, PRICING ABUSES _____________________________________________________________________ 30 Jan 2012 Reading Instructions Please read the Commission's guidance on its enforcement priorities in its entirety as well as the following cases, in so far as they relate to the issue of the abuse, especially with regard to pricing practices (so you do not need to read the whole case, only the relevant parts - tips: check Jones and Sufrin for the paragraphs). Be prepared to give a brief account of the facts and main arguments of the parties on the relevant issues. General " Guidance on the Commission's enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings, OJ C 45/2 Predation " Case C-62/86 AKZO Recouping " Case C-333/94 Tetra Pak Selective Low Pricing " Cases C-395 & 396/96 Compagnie Maritime Belge Excessively high prices " Case C- 27/76 United Brands Cross-subsidisation " Deutsche Post [

2012-01-30 10:00: Group 1, PRICING ABUSES _____________________________________________________________________ 30 Jan 2012 Reading Instructions Please read the Commission's guidance on its enforcement priorities in its entirety as well as the following cases, in so far as they relate to the issue of the abuse, especially with regard to pricing practices (so you do not need to read the whole case, only the relevant parts - tips: check Jones and Sufrin for the paragraphs). Be prepared to give a brief account of the facts and main arguments of the parties on the relevant issues. General " Guidance on the Commission's enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings, OJ C 45/2 Predation " Case C-62/86 AKZO Recouping " Case C-333/94 Tetra Pak Selective Low Pricing " Cases C-395 & 396/96 Compagnie Maritime Belge Excessively high prices " Case C- 27/76 United Brands Cross-subsidisation " Deutsche Post [

2012-01-31 11:00: Please read chapter 3, 4 and 9 in EU Competition Law, Jones and Sufrin.

2012-02-03 10:00: Please follow the reading instructions under Course Material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-07 14:00: Group 2, Please prepare the problem "Article 101" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-08 10:00: Please find reading instructions under Course Material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-08 14:00: Please find reading instructions under Course Material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-10 10:00: Group 2, Please prepare the problem "Vertical Restraints" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-13 11:00: Group 1, Please prepare the problem "Article 101" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-13 12:00: Group 1, Please prepare the problem "Vertical Restraints" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-14 10:00: Please follow the reading instructions under Course material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-14 14:00: Please follow the reading instructions under Course material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-17 10:00: Please read the following: - Judgment of 6 October 2009 in Joined Cases C 501/06 P, C-513/06 P, C-515/06 P and C 519/06 P, GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v. Commission of the European Communities. - Judgment of 16 September 2008 in Joined Cases C 468/06 to C 478/06, Sot. Lelos kai Sia EE et al v GlaxoSmithKline AEVE Farmakeftikon Proionton, formerly Glaxowellcome AEVE. - Judgment of 1 July 2010, Case T 321/05, AstraZeneca v the Commission - Executive Summary of the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Report, http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/pharmaceuticals/inquiry/communication_en.pdf

2012-02-20 12:00: Group 2, Please prepare the problem "Mergers" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-20 12:00: Group 1, Please prepare the problem "Mergers" under Course Material/Group seminars.

2012-02-20 14:00: Please follow the reading instructions under Course material/Reading instructions.

2012-02-23 14:00: Please read the "Concil Regulation 1/2003" and bring the "ECN Notice" and "Notice on cooperation between Commission and national courts" to the lecture found under Course Material/Material.

2012-02-28 13:00: Please read the following: The Commission’s overview of the energy sector: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/energy/overview_en.html Summary of the sector enquiry, found under Course Material/Material.

2012-03-02 14:00: Suggested reading: British Aggregates Association v Commission (T-210/02), [2006] ECR II-2789 British Aggregates Association v Commission (C-487/06), [2009] ECR I-0000 (NYR) Opinion of AG Mengozzi in British Aggregates Association v Commission (C-487/06), [2008] ECR I-10505 Ferring/ACOSS, Case C-53/00, [2001] ECR I-9067, [2003] 1 CLMR 1001 Joined Cases C 106/09 P and C 107/09 P Joined Cases T 211/04 and T 215/04 Government of Gibraltar and United Kingdom v Commission