The future of international competition law enforcement : : an assessment of the EU's cooperation efforts / / by Valerie Demedts.

• Superior document: Studies in EU external relations ; Volume 14
• VerfasserIn: Demedts, Valerie,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in EU external relations ; Volume 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (454 pages)

While forces of globalization have created a genuine global marketplace, global rules safeguarding the competitive process in this marketplace have not emerged. International cooperation among national regulators and enforcers is therefore needed to create a competitive global business-environment. The Future of International Competition Law Enforcement , using the variety of legal instruments available to the EU as a point of departure, undertakes an original assessment of the EU's cooperation agreements in the field of competition law The work’s focus is on the bilateral sphere, often labelled as a mere 'interim-solution' awaiting a global agreement; further attention is given to competition provisions in free trade agreements as well as the main multilateral initiatives in this field, in order to determine their relative value.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Ready, Willing, and Able? -- Trial and Error in the Development of International Competition Law Enforcement Cooperation -- Need for International Competition Cooperation -- Four Axes of International Competition Cooperation -- Origins of International Competition Cooperation -- Intermediate Conclusion Part 1 -- An Assessment of the EU’s Dedicated Competition Cooperation Agreements -- Benchmarks -- First Generation Agreements: A Costly Way to Create and Maintain Momentum -- Second Generation Agreements: Ignoring Crucial Issues -- Alternatives and Complements: Workable or Not? -- Intermediate Conclusion Part 2 -- Dedicated Agreements versus Integration in a Broader Framework -- Substantive Integration: Competition in the Global Trade System—A Cautionary Tale -- Geographical Integration: The Multilateral Approach -- Intermediate Conclusion Part 3 -- Conclusion: Ready, but not Willing or Able.