Safeguarding Companies' Rights in Competition and Anti-dumping; Anti-subsidies Proceedings

This is an extraordinarily useful book for anyone practicing in the area of competition law before the European Commission or the European Courts. It focuses on procedure in the four principal fields that entail enforcement of substantive competition rules: antitrust, merger, anti-dumping/ antisubsidies, and state aid. The author proposes modifications in the four procedures that eliminate unnecessary difference among them, save time and money, and offer better protection of the rights of the concerned parties while preserving effective enforcement of the relevant rules. Each of the first four chapters offers an in-depth analysis of the rights and obligations of the private parties concerned in proceedings in one of the four fields, from their initiation up to termination by the adoption of specific measures as appropriate. Each of these chapters outlines the substantive rules and the entire procedure followed for their application. Three comparative tables, which consolidate the analysis made in these chapters, introduces the fifth chapter, which provides detailed comparative analysis and proposals for reform.