In the European Union there is an important reason to fight cartels, related to the political objective of market integration pursued by the Community institutions. International cartels can seriously undermine the efforts to create a truly integrated European market. This Second Edition provides a unique insight of Europe's leading experts on how to deal with cartel cases in practice before both the European Commission and the European Courts. With over 1200 pages of text, analysis and annexes it is essential reading and reference for all practitioners, advisors and academics working in this...

With the adoption of Regulation 1/2003 at the end of 2002, Regulation 773/2004 and Regulation 794/2004 in April 2004, the procedures organizing the enforcement of EU Competition Law, at both the national and European level, have undergone a major transformation. In particular, these reforms have made Articles 101 and 102 TFEU directly applicable in full, changed the manner in which undertakings might get legal security regarding their agreements and provided for a much greater role in Community competition law enforcement for national competition authorities. This second edition of Procedure...