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2021 | 14 | 24 | 95-116

Article title

The (Ab)use of Soft Law in Shaping EU Competition Law: Undermining the Effectiveness of Leniency Programmes

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FR
Un des traits caractéristiques des dispositions communautaires en matière de concurrence est qu’elles sont exécutoires et applicables par les autorités et les tribunaux de l’Union européenne et ceux de ses États membres. La Commission européenne et les autorités nationales de la concurrence participent à l’application du droit européen de la concurrence à différents degrés. Plusieurs mécanismes juridiques sont adoptés pour appliquer l’article 101 du TFUE, y compris des programmes de clémence visant à poursuivre les cartels, considérés comme le plus grand risque pour la libre concurrence dans l’Union européenne. Ces programmes sont mis en oeuvre en utilisant des mécanismes non contraignants de soft law, ce qui a généré un certain nombre de problèmes pour la Commission européenne et les autorités administratives de la concurrence des États membres lors de l’application des lois européennes et nationales sur la concurrence.
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One of the defining features of EU competition provisions is that they are enforceable and applicable by the authorities and courts of the European Union and those of its Member States. The European Commission and national competition authorities participate in the application of EU competition law to differing degrees. Different legal mechanisms are adopted to apply Article 101 TFEU, including leniency programmes aimed at pursuing cartels, considered to be the greatest risk to free competition in the European Union. These programmes are implemented using non-binding mechanisms of soft law, which has generated a number of issues for the European Commission and the administrative competition authorities of the Member States when applying European and national competition laws.

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14

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24

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95-116

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published
2021

Contributors

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

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Publication order reference

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Biblioteka Nauki
2158420

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_7172_1689-9024_YARS_2021_14_24_4
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