Enforcing Antitrust Against Foreign Enterprises: Procedural Problems in the Extraterritorial Application of Antitrust Laws

ISBN-13: 9789401743792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 125 str.

C. Canenbley

Opis

Introduction VII I. Brief outline of substantive law provisions I Introduction I 1. 0 1. 1 I USA Germany 1. 2 2 1. 3 EEC 2 1. 4 France 3 1. 5 U. K. 4 1. 6 Switzerland 5 1. 7 Italy 5 1. 8 Australia 5 2. Is there substantive provision under national law for the extrat- ritorial application of that law? 7 2. 0 Introduction 7 2. 1 USA 7 2. 2 Germany 8 2. 3 EEC 9 2. 4 France 9 2. 5 U. K. 10 2. 6 Switzerland 11 2. 7 Italy 11 2. 8 Australia 11 3. Relevant principles of intemationa11aw 12 The princip1e of State Sovereignty 3. 1 12 The intemational1aw princip1e of Comity 3. 2 13 3. 3 The right to be heard in your own defence 13 3. 4 Jurisdiction based upon nationality; Personal Jurisdiction 14 3. 4. 1 USA 14 3. 4. 2 Germany 15 3. 4. 3 EEC 15 France 3. 4. 4 15 3. 4. 5 U. K. 16 3. 4. 6 Switzer1and 16 3. 4. 7 Ita1y 16 Australia 3. 4. 8 16 IX 3. 5 State hospitality to commerce 16 3. 5. 1 USA 17 3. 5. 2 EEC 17 3. 5. 3 Germany 18 3. 5. 4 Switzerland 18 4. National procedural ru1es 19 4. 0 Introduction 19 4. 1 USA 20 4. 1. 1 Written requests for information (discovery orders) 20 4. 1.

Spis treści

1. Brief outline of substantive law provisions.- 2. Is there substantive provision under national law for the extraterritorial application of that law?.- 3. Relevant principles of international law.- 4. National procedural rules.- 5. Channels used in procedural matters.- 6. National provisions for remedies in the event of a failure to comply with requests for information.- 7. Procedures whereby a foreign enterprise may be attacked through purely domestic channels.- 8. Contesting the jurisdiction of national courts or antitrust authorities.- 9. Enforcement of national judgments, acts or decisions of national antitrust authorities abroad.- 10. Defence of State Sovereignty in Antitrust Matters.- 11. Bilateral and Multilateral Treaties providing for assistance in border-crossing antitrust investigations.- Appendices.- 1. United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 37).- 2. Relevant Provisions of the U.S./German Cooperation Agreement.- 3. Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980 — U.K..- 4. Italy — Shipping Documents Act 1980 (Unofficial Translation).- 5. Canadian Bill C — 41 July 11, 1980.- 6. Domestic Effects within the Meaning of Section 98 (2) of the Act against Restraints of Competition in the Case of Mergers.- 7. Pronouncement No. 58/80 concerning the Administrative Rules of the Federal Cartel Office in respect of the export cartel notification procedure dated 8. July 1980.- 8. A Factual Summary of the Westinghouse Uranium Litigation.- 9. ‘The antitrust division strikes a bargain’, by A.H. Hermann, Financial Times, London, January 8, 1981.- 10. Procedural problems with regard to the extraterritorial application of EEC antitrust law.