Competition and Consumer Protection 2600-IBP-CCP
The following topics will be the subject of the class:
1) Competition and consumer protection system
- basic concepts
- objectives and protected values
2) Agreements restricting competition
- cartels
- vertical agreements (including resale price maintenance)
- exemption from liability
3) Abuse of dominant position
- determination of dominant position in the relevant market
- exclusionary practices (e.g., refusal to contract, rebates, predatory prices)
- exploitative practices (e.g., overpricing)
4) Merger control
- mergers, acquisitions, creation of a joint venture
- criteria for control,
- types and effects of concentrations
- mandatory system of notification
5) Practices violating the collective interests of consumers and unfair contract terms
- introductory issues
- Misrepresentation and misselling
- Unfair advertising
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student:
- explains key concepts related to competition law;
- recognizes and explains categories of anticompetitive practices
- address the main challenges arising from the competition and consumer perspective in today’s economy;
- discuss key features of the relevant EU legislation and competition policy;
- apply the theoretical categories in real cases.
Assessment criteria
Attendance, class participation, presentation of case-law
Presentation of case-law; active, merit-based participation in classes will be additionally awarded
Bibliography
- E. M. Fox, D. Gerard, EU competition law : cases, texts and context, Edward Elgar Publishing 2017, available in the library of Faculty of Management
- R. Whish, D. Bailey, Competition law, Oxford University Press 2021, available in the library of Faculty of Management
- P. Akman, D.D. Sokol, Online RPM and MFN Under Antitrust Law and Economics, 2016, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2852782
- selected case-law and materials handed out during class
Additional information
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