Intel: Analysing the Advocate General’s Opinion

Damien Neven, Sandra Marco Colino, Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, Nicolas Petit, Intel: Analysing the Advocate General’s opinion, February 2017, Concurrences N° 1-2017, Art. N° 83450, pp. 16-35, https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2017/on-topic/intel-analysing-the-advocate-general-s-opinion

Posted: 21 Jun 2021

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Damien J Neven

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

Sandra Marco Colino

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Faculty of Law; University of Glasgow, School of Law

Pablo Ibáñez Colomo

London School of Economics - Law School

Nicolas Petit

European University Institute - Department of Law (LAW)

Date Written: February 15, 2017

Abstract

The 2009 decision of the EU Commission imposing a €1.06 billion fine on Intel, and the subsequent judgment of the General Court (GC) upholding the decision have sparked an intense debate as to the way Article 102 TFEU should be applied. This On-Topic adds to the fervent discussion with contributions from Professors Sandra Marco Colino, Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, Damien J. Neven and Nicolas Petit. The authors focus mainly on the recent opinion of Advocate General (AG) Nils Wahl, which proposed setting aside the judgment of the GC in order to develop a coherent legal framework for the analysis of rebates under the law of abuse of dominance. They assess the impact of the opinion from different perspectives, and discuss the merits of the ’effects-based approach’ to Article 102 TFEU.

Keywords: European Union, Unilateral Practices, Dominance, Rebates, Sanctions, Exclusivity clause, Anticompetitive object / effect, Economic analysis, As efficient competitor, Information technology

JEL Classification: K21

Suggested Citation

Neven, Damien J and Marco Colino, Sandra and Ibáñez Colomo, Pablo and Petit, Nicolas, Intel: Analysing the Advocate General’s Opinion (February 15, 2017). Damien Neven, Sandra Marco Colino, Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, Nicolas Petit, Intel: Analysing the Advocate General’s opinion, February 2017, Concurrences N° 1-2017, Art. N° 83450, pp. 16-35, https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2017/on-topic/intel-analysing-the-advocate-general-s-opinion, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3864288

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