Η ΕΝΑΡΜΟΝΙΣΜΕΝΗ ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΕΝΩΣΙΑΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥ ΑΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΜΟΥ

Concerted Practice of Undertakings and EU Competition Law Athanasios Nicolopoulos Appellate Judge, LL.M. ISBN 978-960-654-087-5 Abstract: The antitrust rules of EU free competition prohibit companies from enter- ing into anti-competitive agreements.This prohibition is mainly laid down in Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union [TFEU]. The purpose of this thesis is the study of the third form of prohibited partnership provided for in paragraph 1 of the above Article, that of a concerted practice, a form of partner- ship which has a particular difficulty in establishing a clear conceptual delimitation, especially when it is in particular an oligopolistic structure, and when it has to be distinguished from relevant market concepts such as parallel behaviour, conscious andunconscious,astheseconceptshavebeendelineatedbythe jurisprudence(case law) of EU courts, with the effective assistance of relevant theories of economics, as well as its verification in case there is a suspicion of existence. COPYRIGHT All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a re- trievalsystem,ortransmitted, inany formorbyanymeans,withoutthepriorpermis- sion of NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI S.A., or as expressly permitted by law or under the terms agreed with the appropriate reprographic rights organization. Enquiries concern- ing reproduction which may not be covered by the above should be addressed to NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI S.A. at the address below. DISCLAIMER The content of this work is intended for information purposes only and should not be treated as legal advice.The publication is necessarily of a general nature; NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI, the author and the contributors make no claim as to the comprehen- siveness or accuracy of the information provided; Information is not offered for the purpose of providing individualized legal advice. Professional advice should there- fore be sought before any action is undertaken based on this publication. Use of this work does not create an attorney-client or any other relationship between the user and NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI, or the author, or the rest of contributors. 23 Mavromichali str. | 106 80 | Athens | Greece T +30 210 3678 800  |  F +30 210 3678 819 www.nb.org  |  info@nb.org © 2020, NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI S.A. LawPublishers inEurope