Table of Cases

Tables of Treaties and Legislation

List of Abbreviations

Origin and Objectives of the Community Merger Control System

The Meaning of the Concept of Concentration

Commission Policy as Regards Joint Ventures Within the Scope of the Merger Regulation

Community Dimension

Definition of Relevant Market

Creation or Reinforcement of an Individual Dominant Position

Oligopolies and Collective Dominant Positions

Barriers to Entry and Potential Competition

Vertical Concentrations and Vertical Aspects of Concentrations

Restrictions on Competition in Concentrations: The Application of Article 81 of The EC Treaty to Joint Ventures and Ancillary Restrictions

Analysis of Efficiency and Unviability. Decisions Granting Conditional Authorization

Procedure in Community Control of Concentrations. Basic Principles. Notifications

Procedure in Community Control of Concentrations: The Commission's Handling of Cases

Institutional Issues

Jurisdictional Control

APPENDICES

1 Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings as amended by Council Regulation (EC) 1310/97, of 30 June 1997 ([1989] OJ L395/1, corrected version [1990] OJ L257/13; amended by [1997] OJ L180/1, corrigendum [1998] OJ L40/7)

2 Notes on Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89

3 Statements for the Council Minutes on Regulation (EC) 1310/97

4 Commission Regulation (EC) 447/98, of 1 March 1998 on the notifications, time limits and hearings provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ([1998] OJ L61/1)

5 Form CO relating to the notification of a concentration pursuant to Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 ([1998] OJ L61/11), and Guidance Notes

6 Commission Notice on the concept of full-function joint ventures under Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ([1998] OJ C66/1)

7 Commission Notice on the concept of concentration under Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ([1998] OJ C66/5)

8 Commission Notice on the concept of undertakings concerned under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ([1998] OJ C66/14)

9 Commission Notice on calculation of turnover under Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 on the control of concentrations between undertakings ([1998] OJ C66/25)

10 Commission Notice concerning alignment of procedures for processing mergers under the ECSC and EC Treaties ([1998] OJ C66/36)

11 Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law ([1997] OJ C372/5)

12 Information on the assessment of full-function joint ventures pursuant to the competition rules of the European Community ([1998] OJ C66/38)

13 Commission Notice on remedies acceptable under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 and under Commission Regulation (EC) 447/98 ([2001] OJ C68/3)

14 Commission Notice on restrictions directly related and necessary to concentrations ([2001] OJ C188/5)

15 Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89 ([2000] OJ C217/32)

16 Green Paper on the Review of Council Regulation (EEC) 4064/89, COM (2001) 745/6, 11.12.2001

17 Commission Decision of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings ([2001] OJ L162/21)

18 National Competition Authorities and other related Ministries

19 Pending Appeals

20 Complete Lists of European Commission Merger Decisions

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Alphabetical

Sectors Affected by Mergers

Bibliography

Index