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The Concept of Relevant Market: Some Critical Remarks

ŠILHÁN, Josef

Basic information

Original name

The Concept of Relevant Market: Some Critical Remarks

Authors

ŠILHÁN, Josef (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

European Competition Law Review, Andover, Sweet and Maxwell, 2012, 0144-3054

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50500 5.5 Law

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14220/12:00057777

Organization unit

Faculty of Law

Keywords in English

relevant market;antitrust;competition law;SSNIP test;market share

Tags

Změněno: 28/3/2013 15:17, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Abstract

V originále

In this paper the author offers a critical view of the relevant market concept which is one of the key terms in competition (antitrust) law and strongly influences the end results of competition law regulation. The author presents the standpoint that in the current, quite narrow perception with strong legal meaning attributed to defined market boundaries, it has some significant shortcomings. Three levels are mentioned in the text to consider the issue: (i) too narrow market boundary definition, but connected with significant normative effects, (ii) imperfection of methods adopted for market boundary definition, and (iii) imperfect adoption of these methods in application practice. The author therefore suggests certain modifications of the entire concept accompanied by a mitigation of the significance attributed to the whole institute.

Links

GPP408/10/P186, research and development project
Name: Ochrana hospodářské soutěže z pohledu práva a ekonomie (Acronym: Ochrana hospodářské soutěže)
Investor: Czech Science Foundation