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THE IMPACT OF "GROUPEMENT DES CARTES BANCAIRES" ON COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT - L'IMPATTO DELLA SENTENZA "GROUPEMENT DES CARTES BANCAIRES" SULLA DISCIPLINA DELLA CONCORRENZA
(Relazione al Convegno "A year of the Italian Antitrust Review", Roma, 23 aprile 2015)
in Antitrust & Public Policies, 2015, fasc. 2
(Bibliografia: a pié di pagina o nel corpo del testo)
The Groupement des Cartes bancaires represents a key judgment for competition enforcement, as it provides helpful clarification on the notion of "restriction by object" and on the judicial standard of review of Commission decisions. As of the first aspect, the ruling limited the restrictions by object to those which by their very nature and on the basis of the experience reveal a sufficient degree of harm to competition. On the standard required to the Court in reviewing competition decisions, the ECJ underlines the necessity of carrying out a full review, specifying that the presence of economic issues should not dispense the Court with an in-depth review of the law and the facts. The principles expressed in the judgment could have a great impact also at national level, where it could provide useful guidance both to Italian competition authority and to the Administrative Courts.
Sommario: 1. Background. - 2. Groupement de cartes bancaires: major highlights. 2.1 The notion of "restriction by object". 2.2 On the judicial standard of review of Commission decisions. - 3. Looking forward: the impact of the judgment on NCA [National Competition Authority]s /commission enforcement activity.
In tema di: Pratiche limitative della concorrenza. La limitazione relativa all'oggetto. La nozione di restrizione in base all'oggetto. La revisione delle Decisioni della Commissione.
Fonti
- CGUE sez. III 11 settembre 2014 (causa C-67/13 P)
- Trattato sul funzionamento dell'Unione europea art. 101
- Trattato sul funzionamento dell'Unione europea art. 102
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