Month: June 2015

  • Consortium

    Consortium in the European Union LawConcept of Consortium provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): A group of independent companies working together for the fulfil-ment of a specific project. […]

  • AKZO procedure

    AKZO procedure in the European Union LawConcept of AKZO procedure provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Procedural rule established by the European Court of Justice which has also been inserted […]

  • Dominant position

    Dominant position in the European Union LawConcept of Dominant position provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): A firm is in a dominant position if it has the ability to behave inde-pendently of […]

  • Franchising

    Franchising in the European Union LawConcept of Franchising provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): A special type of agreement whereby one undertaking (the fran-chiser) grants to the other (the […]

  • Downstream market

    Downstream market in the European Union LawConcept of Downstream market provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Market at the next stage of the production/distribution chain, for example, the […]

  • Obligations

    Obligations in the European Union LawConcept of Obligations provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Requirements the Commission imposes on undertakings in order to be able to exempt a notified […]

  • Foreclosure

    Foreclosure in the European Union LawConcept of Foreclosure provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Strategic behaviour by a firm or group of firms to restrict market access possibilities of […]

  • Retailer

    Retailer in the European Union LawConcept of Retailer provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Firm at the end of the distribution chain, which normally buys a product from a wholesaler in order to […]

  • Specialisation Agreement

    Specialisation agreement in the European Union LawConcept of Specialisation agreement provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): An agreement between undertakings relating to the conditions under […]

  • English clause

    English clause in the European Union LawConcept of English clause provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Contractual agreement in the context of () single branding arrange-ments between a supplier […]