Where Do We Stand on Discounts? - A Nordic Perspective

Christian Bergqvist (Editor), Vladimir Bastida, Henrik Ballebye Okholm, Torben Pedersen, Eirik Østerud

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Abstract

Dominant undertakings’ ability, under competition law, to award discounts and other loyalty inducing considerations are subject to much ambiguity and unsettled issues. Despite discounts being a commercial requirement, even for the dominant undertaking, it is difficult to draw up clear principles. And while the approach to non-dominant undertakings restriction of competition has been fundamentally recast over the last 20 years, the appraisal of single company behaviour remains more formal and rigid. However, there has recently been indications that some of the same leniency might have been extended to dis-counts and unilateral behaviour and in particular the 2017 Court of Justice rul-ing in Intel has reopened the discussions. The objective of this book is to pro-vide guidance on the matter under EU and Nordic competition law and to align these with economic theory.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherEx Tuto Publishing
Number of pages208
ISBN (Print)978-87-420-0014-4
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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