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L’exception de l’entreprise défaillante en droit interne des concentrations économiques

La théorie de l’exception de l’entreprise défaillante permet d’autoriser une opération de concentration économique lorsque la cible de l’opération est en proie à de graves difficultés économiques. Présentation de la théorie de l’exception de l’entreprise défaillante             « D’une manière générale, l’appréhension des concentrations par le droit de la concurrence pose deux sortes de problèmes. Les uns ont trait à la …

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EU and US Antitrust: Converging approaches to monopolies?

Abstract. This paper provides a comparative overview of EU and US Antitrust approaches to monopolies. Many scholars see the two leading antitrust regimes as completely different, explaining that US antitrust law prioritizes the protection of the competitive market process while EU law focuses on the consumer at the expense of dynamic competition. The intention here is to argue the exact …

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International Antitrust: From the failure of regulation to the promises of effective enforcement

This paper seeks to provide an overview of the current state of international antitrust. Can we really talk about “international antitrust law” after the failure of the WTO? The answer is unclear. While several international organizations edict what is called “soft law”, it seems that international enforcement is gaining more and more importance thanks to effective cooperation between agencies and …

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