From Collective Dominance to Coordinated Effects in EU Competition Policy

Since the Commission first tackled the oligopoly issue under the Merger Regulation, there has been considerable development of the Commission’s policy in this area and, also, very significant clarifications from the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance. To begin with, the Commission published guidelines for its assessment of coordinated effects under the merger regulation. Quite naturally, the oligopoly issue has arisen often, not to say systematical