Educational guide 2018_19 Faculty of Business and Economics

International Markets (2016)

Contents

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.

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