State Intervention and EU Competition Law Second Edition

The understanding of Article 106 is vital to any competition lawyer working in Europe. Writing with first-hand experience, having formerly worked at the Directorate General, Buendia Sierra provides a detailed examination of this article and the law concerning exclusive rights and State monopolies.

The second edition of State Intervention and EU Competition Law (titled Exclusive Rights and State Monopolies under EC Law in its first edition) is expanded in scope to study the interface between Article 106 TFEU and State aid, the rules on public concessions, and public ownership and nationalization. New material is also included on public procurement and merger control, and there is increased coverage of specialised sectors such as telecommunications, TV, energy, transport, and postal services.

Readership: Practitioners and in-house lawyers specializing in EU Competition law and company and commercial law more generally; companies and utilities in the private sector currently in monopoly markets; National Competition and Regulatory Authorities; and academics.

Contents:
1: Introduction
2: Concepts - Economic Activity, Exclusive/Special Rights - Differences With Other Concepts
3: Article 106(1) General - Article 106(1) and 102
4: Article 31 - Article 106(1) and Free Movement
5: Public Procurement - Selection of the Holder
6: Article 107 - State aid - Altmark - Cross-subsidization
7: State Action and Merger control - Nationalization - Privatization
8: Connection with other Provisions - State Action
9: Article 106(2)
10: Article 106(3) and Article 14 as New Legal Basis
11: Sectors: Telecom, TV, Energy, Transport, Postal, Social, etc