Educational guide Faculty of Business and Economics |
english |
International Markets (2016) |
Subjects |
COMPETITION LAW |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2018_19 |
Subject | COMPETITION LAW | Code | 16675204 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Optional | 2Q |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Unit 1. Competition Law in Spain and the EU |
1.1 Introduction 1.2 Overview of precedents in legislative history and Antitrust Law 1.3 Regulatory framework 1.4 Unfair Competition Law and Competition Law 1.5 The relationship between EU Competition Law and National Competition Laws |
Unit 2. Collusive Practices | 2.1 Agreements, Decisions and Concerted Practices 2.2 Horizontal Agreements – Cartels 2.3 Vertical Agreements – Distribution chains 2.4 Exchanges of information in Horizontal and Vertical Agreements. 2.5 Block Exemptions 2.6 Concerted Practices and the effect on trade between Member States |
Unit 3. Abuse of Dominance | 3.1 Elements of the illegal behavior 3.1.1 Undertakings 3.1.2 Dominant position 3.1.3 Effect on Inter-State Trade 3.2 Pricing practices 3.3 Non-pricing practices 3.4 Collective dominance 3.5 Exemptions |
Unit 4. Merger control in Spain and the EU | 4.1 Merger Activity 4.1 Regulatory Framework 4.3 EU merger control and jurisdiction 4.4 Procedures: Notification, suspension of concentrations, procedural timetable 4.5 Substantive analysis 4.6 Remedies |
Unit 5. State Aid Control | 5.1 Relationship between National legislation and EU Law on State Aid 5.2 Contents of Art. 107 TFEU Aids granted by States 5.3 Justification and contents of reports. 5.4 Competition Law Disciplinary system 5.5 Infringement Procedures for Collusive practices 5.6 Leniency Program |
Unit 6. Institutional Structure of EU and Spanish Competition Law | 6.1 Regulators independence and interdependence 6.2 Relationship between Regulatory framework and Competition Law Principles 6.3 Application of Competition Law to Public Entities. 6.4 Competition Law and jurisdictional Authorities: civil and administrative procedures. |