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Michelin welcomes the European Commission’s will to correct its controversial application of Article 82 EC, but regrets its over-regulation-triggered lack of immediate improvement for dominant companies

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This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Laurent Geelhand, Johanne Peyre, Jun 10, 2008 The European Commission has long rendered famous the name of Michelin…

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle

Laurent Geelhand, Johanne Peyre, Jun 10, 2008

The European Commission has long rendered famous the name of Michelin to antitrust practitioners by condemning its rebate system. Such decision is part of a case law that followed a surprisingly tough evolution, from condemning exclusive quantitative rebates, to standardized rebates not related to justified economies of scale, leading to a “per se” prohibition. Yet, we co

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