Download This PaperPreface: De Minimis
Bulletin e-Competitions De minimis, Art. N° 72780, Forthcoming
12 Pages Posted: 5 Jun 2015
Date Written: May 2, 2015
Abstract
This short article summarizes recent developments on the de minimis exception in EU competition law and the competition law of the Member States. Most of the article is devoted to the de minimis exception in Article 101(1) TFEU and the corresponding national provisions. This includes a discussion of the Expedia judgment, the 2014 revision of the European Commission's de minimis Notice, and to what extent object restriction that have a negligible impact on competition fall outside Article 101(1) TFEU.
Note: This is the pre-edited version of the preface to a special issue of the e-Competitions Newsletter devoted to de minimis cases.
Keywords: de minimis, appreciability, competition law, antitrust law
JEL Classification: K21
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