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COMPETITION LAWTHE EU MERGERREGULATION:SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES4TH EDITIONAlistair Lindsay and Alison BerridgeNEWEDITIONThe EU Merger Regulation: SubstantiveIssues provides a detailed guide to theanalysis of mergers by the EuropeanCommission. It examines how theCommission determines whether to approvea notified concentration, presenting themost comprehensive guidance available onthe substantive analysis at the heart of EUmerger control.This new edition deals with the realities ofmergers in the legal environment that hasdeveloped under the EU Merger Regulationsince 2004. It explains recent Commissionbehaviour, considers important new case lawand discusses the legal tests.• Describes how the Commission reachesits decisions under the EU MergerRegulation, discussing why sometransactions are blocked, and otherscleared• Explains how the Commission appliesfundamental concepts such as marketdefinition and market operation• Looks at the theories of harm likely to beraised against a merger and possiblecounter-arguments• Discusses the categories of evidencecanvassed before the Commission• Considers the implications of significantrecent Commission decisions, includingArsenal/DSP, Oracle/Sun Microsystems,Lufthansa/Brussels Airlines andLufthansa/Austrian Airlines• Examines key decisions of the Europeancourts including Ryanair v Commission• Considers the important influence of therevised US horizontal merger guidelines• Assesses the approach of the newCommission appointed in 2010CONTENTS: The Economic Justification for MergerControl. The SIEC Test. Market Definition. MarketShare and Market Concentration Levels. TheCounterfactual. Market Operation. HorizontalMergers – Noncoordinated Effects. CoordinatedEffects. Loss of Potential Competition. TheMerged Group’s Buyer Power. Vertical Issues.Conglomerate Issues. Coordination in JointVentures. Rivalry from Competitors.Countervailing Buyer Power. New Entry. TheFailing Firm Defence. Efficiency Gains. OtherEvidence of the Likely Effects of the Merger.Remedies.JURISDICTION: European UnionDec-2012 978 0 414 04844 7Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 507831Hardback c. £185.00/c. €235.00ENCYCLOPEDIA OFCOMPETITION LAW3 RELEASES A YEARGeneral Editor: Andrew ScottThe Encyclopedia of Competition Law is acomplete reference to UK competition law as itstands today, and the impact EU competitionlaw has on the UK. A first point of referencefor practitioners, it provides an unrivalledunderstanding of competition law in the UK.• Provides the full text of all the relevant UKlegislation and statutory instruments• Combines both primary and secondarylegislation for a complete perspective• Analyses the impact of EU legislation oncompetition law in the UK• Narrative commentary explains current lawand practice in the UK and EU, across thebreadth of competition law themes• Updated regularly to ensure currencyJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union978 0 421 36870 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 5974Looseleaf £1455.00/€1918.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £983.00Europe £998.00/€1316.00Rest of World £1001.00/$1721.00EU ANTI-DUMPING LAW& PRACTICE2ND EDITIONEdwin VermulstThis work examines the legal frameworkrelating to anti-dumping in the EU against thebackground of the international rules, notablythe WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement. It exploresanti-dumping case law in-depth, explaininghow the principles of the law have workedin practice.• Explains EU legislation covering antidumping,and how it is applied in practice• Considers investigatory procedures andprotective measures• Discusses how it is determined that aproduct is considered dumped• Covers circumvention and anti-circumventionmeasures• Sets EU anti-dumping rules within theinternational GATT and WTO framework• Includes chronological and alphabeticaltables of EU anti-dumping decisionsrelating to specific goodsJURISDICTION: European Union, United KingdomOct-2010 978 1 847 03890 6Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 332690Hardback, 852 pp £205.00/€261.00EU ANTITRUSTPROCEDURE6TH EDITIONNicholas KhanNEWEDITION"This standard work has a given place in eachbookshelf belonging to a lawyer working withinternational business transactions" – CarlMichael von Quitzow, Professor at LundUniversity, Sweden"Detailed, comprehensive, practical, objectiveand clearly written" – Common Market LawReviewEU Antitrust Procedure explains howthe European Commission investigatesinfringements of EU competition law. Sincethe first edition published in 1981, it hasbecome established as the recognisedreference work in this field.It deals with topics such as the Commission’sinvestigative powers, procedural rights of theparties concerned, the method for settingfines and judicial review against Commissiondecisions, as well as the relationship betweenthe Commission and national courts andcompetition authorities.This edition examines how the newcompetition law regime introduced in 2004has been applied in practice and considers theimplications of over 200 judgments in the fieldsince the previous edition. 80% of the text iseither entirely new or substantially revised.• Provides clear guidance on the proceduresto follow to stay on the right side of theregulations• Considers the latest developments inCommission practice, such as theSettlement Notice, the acceptance ofcommitments, the Best Practices guidanceand the role of the Hearing Officer• Explains how the enforcement proceduresof the Commission and those of nationalcompetition authorities are nowinteracting• Assesses how the Commission's 2006Guidelines on Fines and Leniency Noticeare being applied in practice – includingthe first judgments from the General Courtin International Removals• Analyses the implications for Commissioncompetition procedures of rights under theECHR and the Charter of FundamentalRights, including the ECtHR’s judgmentsin Jussila and Canal Plus• Analyses implications for competitionprocedures of EU Fundamental Rights,including the ECtHR’s judgments• Discusses legal professional privilege afterAkzo Nobel• Examines court judgments at both EU andnational levelsJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European UnionAug-2012 978 1 847 03909 5Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 333427Hardback c. £275.00/c. €350.0030 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk