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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457525403321

Autore

Kingston Suzanne <1977->

Titolo

Greening EU competition law and policy / / Suzanne Kingston [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-22682-1

1-139-17968-3

1-283-38398-5

9786613383983

1-139-18941-7

1-139-18811-9

1-139-19071-7

1-139-18349-4

1-139-18580-2

0-511-75852-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 474 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Antitrust and competition law

Disciplina

343.24/0721

Soggetti

Antitrust law - European Union countries

Environmental law - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Should Environmental Goals Play a Role in EU Competition Policy? -- Environmental protection in EU competition theory to date -- The rise of the market in EU environmental policy -- Why environmental protection goals should play a role in EU competition policy : a legal systematic argument -- Why environmental protection goals should play a role in EU competition policy : a governance argument -- Why environmental protection goals should play a role in EU competition policy : an economic argument -- Part II. The Role of Environmental Protection in EU Competition Policy in Practice -- Some preliminary issues : definition of an undertaking, market definition; effect on inter-state trade -- Article 101(1) TFEU -- Article 101(3) TFEU -- Article 102 TFEU -- EU merger policy -- The relevance of State action to Articles



101 and 102 TFEU -- State aid -- Part III. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the fundamental challenges currently facing the EU is that of reconciling its economic and environmental policies. Nevertheless, the role of environmental protection in EU competition law and policy has often been overlooked. Recent years have witnessed a shift in environmental regulation from reliance on command and control to an increased use of market-based environmental policy instruments such as environmental taxes, green subsidies, emissions trading and the encouragement of voluntary corporate green initiatives. By bringing the market into environmental policy, such instruments raise a host of issues that competition law must address. This interdisciplinary treatment of the interaction between these key EU policy areas challenges the view that EU competition policy is a special case, insulated from environmental concerns by the overriding efficiency imperative, and puts forward practical proposals for achieving genuine integration.