Title:Who is To Blame? Liability of "Economic Units" for Infringements of EU Competition Law
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The ECJ’s ruling in Knauf Gips case (C-407/08P) further develops the concept of a «single economic unit» that allows attribution of liability for anti-competitive conduct in cases involving complex corporate structures ...
Title:Assessing Non-horizontal Mergers: The role of legal rules and integration of economic analysis
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2011Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This thesis is targeting a complex topic of integration of economic analysis (economic theories and evidence) into the legal framework of EU merger control. Inspired by the calls for a "more economic approach" in EU ...
Title:More Economics in Assessment of Coordinated Effects: Impala Litigation and Unworkable Legal Standards
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Recent developments in the competition law jurisprudence in the EU indicate continuous movement towards a more economics-based assessment of the effects on competition in eventually all areas of competition law enforcement. ...
Title:Back to the Basics: Concepts of Undertaking and Economic Activity in the SELEX Judgment
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The ECJ's ruling in SELEX case (C-113/07 P) has raised important issues regarding application of the EC competition law to the activities of public bodies, in the present case of an international organization. The Court ...
Title:The New Serbian Law on the Protection of Competition: A Critical Assessment
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The reform of the Serbian competition law enforcement mechanism was marked by the adoption of the new Law on Protection of Competition. Present paper analyzes the changes introduced by the new legislation in the view of ...
Title:New Rules for Commercial Arbitration in the Republic of Moldova: A Step Forward?
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The article provides critical assessment of the recent legislative reform of commercial arbitration rules undertaken in the Republic of Moldova. The key feature of the new commercial arbitration system is the dualism in ...
Title:Enforcement of Contracts in the Republic of Moldova: The Impact of a Slow Transition
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2009Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:Having realized the importance of courts in shaping the contours of law outside the common legal systems, this work uniquely endeavors to fill the gap by this collection of empirically-based analyses of developments in the ...
Title:Damages for Schneider Electric: Setting the Standards for Community's Non-Contractual Liability
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The CFI Schneider judgement on damages represents an important milestone in the development of the EC competition law as it was the first time that damages have been awarded by the Court in a merger case. However, its ...
Title:ECJ’s Ruling in Beef Industry Case: Competition Law Must Be Observed at All Times
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The importance of the ECJ's Beef Industry judgment is at least two-fold: (1) in relation to application of the Article 81 EC the Court clarified that the concept of "agreements by object" is not limited to the hard-core ...
Title:Exploring the Role of Legal Presumptions under the ‘Convincing Evidence’ Standard in EC Merger Control
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article addresses the problem of increasing complexity and sophistication of the economic and legal assessment of concentrations under EC merger control regime. It evaluates the potential role that legal presumptions ...
Title:Competitiveness and Competition: International Merger Control from the Business Prospective
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:Present work is aimed at analysis of the trans-national merger control from the position of the business community. What is the role and the position of the business on this issue? What are the benefits and challenges that ...
Title:Enforcement of Competition Law in the Republic of Moldova: One Year On
Author(s):SVETLICINII, AlexandrDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Discusses: (1) the legislative background for competition enforcement in Moldova; (2) the structure and powers of the country's national competition authority, the National Agency for the Protection of Competition (ANPC); ...