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Commitments or prohibition? The EU antitrust dilemma

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  • Mario Mariniello

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The issue- Excluding cartels, most investigations into suspected infringements of European Union competition law are resolved with ‘commitment decisions’. The European Commission drops the case in exchange for a commitment from the company under investigation to implement measures to stop the presumed anti-competitive behaviour. Commitment decisions are considered speedier than formal sanctions (prohibition decisions) in restoring normal competitive market conditions. They have a cost, however- commitments are voluntary and are...

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  • Mario Mariniello, 2014. "Commitments or prohibition? The EU antitrust dilemma," Policy Briefs 809, Bruegel.
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    1. Cosnita-Langlais, Andreea & Tropeano, Jean-Philippe, 2022. "Learning by litigating: An application to antitrust commitments," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    2. Eduard Marinov, 2022. "Competition Policy as a Prerequisite for Utilizing the Benefits of the EU Single Market," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 5, pages 595-626.
    3. Axel Gautier & Nicolas Petit, 2018. "Optimal enforcement of competition policy: the commitments procedure under uncertainty," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 45(2), pages 195-224, April.
    4. Rey, Patrick & Polo, Michele, 2022. "Unilateral Practices, Antitrust Enforcement and Commitments," TSE Working Papers 22-1316, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).

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