What Role for EU Competition Law in Regulated Industries? Reflections on the judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2015 Orange Polska v European Commission (Case T-486/11)

• Authors: Marco Colino Sandra
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

EN

antitrust; competition law; sector-specific regulation; network industries; refusal to supply; essential facilities

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 9(14)
• Pages: 265-278

Dates

published

2016-12-31

printed

2016-12-31

Contributors

author

Marco Colino Sandra

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong. Director, Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED). Deputy Director, European Union Academic Programme in Hong Kong (EUAP). Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network,

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Identifiers

ISSN

1689-9024

DOI

10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2016.9.14.13