Book contents
- Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law
- Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
- Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction and Methodology
- 2 History of Article 101 TFEU Balancing
- 3 Article 101(3) TFEU
- 4 Block Exemption Regulations
- 5 Article 101(1) TFEU
- 6 National Balancing Tools
- 7 Enforcement Discretion
- 8 Conclusion
- Book part
- Laws, Regulations, Reports, and Policy Papers
- Case Law
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - Article 101(3) TFEU
Individual Exemptions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2022
- Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law
- Global Competition Law and Economics Policy
- Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction and Methodology
- 2 History of Article 101 TFEU Balancing
- 3 Article 101(3) TFEU
- 4 Block Exemption Regulations
- 5 Article 101(1) TFEU
- 6 National Balancing Tools
- 7 Enforcement Discretion
- 8 Conclusion
- Book part
- Laws, Regulations, Reports, and Policy Papers
- Case Law
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter studies the balancing function of Article 101(3) TFEU individual exemptions/exceptions. It reveals a great divergence in the frequency with which the Commission, national competition authorities, and EU and national courts have invoked and accepted the Article 101(3) TFEU, as well as their interpretations of the types of relevant benefits, the balancing process, and the intensity of control. Moreover, it uncovers the ‘death’ of Article 101(3) TFEU defence in the Commission’s practice following modernisation.
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- Non-Competition Interests in EU Antitrust LawAn Empirical Study of Article 101 TFEU, pp. 93 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022