Will There Be Guidelines on Article 82 of the EC Treaty?

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle

Cani Fernandez, Apr 16, 2008

During the 1990s, the European Commission started to reform the competition system, gradually leading it towards a more economic approach. This resulted in the publication of guidelines on vertical restraints and the application of Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty, the entry into force of Regulation 1/2003, and the enactment of the new Merger Control Regulation in 2004. However, something was missing and