Università Roma Tre

1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION LAW: THE FUNCTION OF COMPETITION LAW, SOURCES OF COMPETITION LAW, EUROPEAN LAW INFLUENCES, THE INSTITUTIONS FOR ENFORCEMENT.
2. EC COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY: ARTICLE 81 ELEMENTS OF AN INFRINGEMENT AND APPLICATION: UNDERTAKINGS; AGREEMENTS, DECISIONS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES, THE OBJECT OR EFFECT OF PREVENTING, RESTRICTING OR DISTORTING COMPETITION, AGREEMENTS FAILINGS OUTSIDE ARTICLE81, EFFECT ON INTER-STATE TRADE; DE MINIMIS DOCTRINE. ARTICLE 81: INDIVIDUAL AND BLOCK EXEMPTIONS.
3. EC COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY: ARTICLE 82 ELEMENTS OF AN INFRINGEMENT AND APPLICATION; UNDERTAKINGS; EFFECT ON INTER-STATE TRADE; DOMINANT POSITION-RELEVANT PRODUCT MARKET, GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET, TEMPORAL MARKET; ABUSE.
4. ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE 81 AND 82.
5. EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
6. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RESTRAINTS, OLIGOPOLY AND PRICE DISCRIMINATION: EXAMPLES OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES.
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL AGREEMENTS, ANTI-MONOPOLY CONTROL, UK AND EC LAW.
8. CONTROL OF MERGERS: UK AND EC LAW. 9. EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW AND STATE MEMBERS COMPETITION LAW

STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:

JONES, A. AND SUFRIN,B. (2007) 3RD ED. EC COMPETITION LAW, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
KORAH,V. (2007), AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO EC COMPETITION LAW AND PRACTICE, HART PUBLISHING.
RODGER, B & MACCULLOCH, A (2008) COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY, CAVENDISH PUB LTD
WISH, R (2008), 6TH ED. COMPETITION LAW, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.