The Slippery Slope of Addressing Collective Dominance Under Article 82 EC

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Constantinos Lambadarios, Lia Vitzilaiou, Oct 08, 2009

Article 82 EC Treaty is the instrument used by European and National Competition Authorities to address the issue of dominance in the market and its abuses by undertakings holding such positions. While this Article was primarily intended to address the issue of “single dominance,” the wording “abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position”