State and market in European Union law : the public and private spheres of the internal market before the EU courts / / Wolf Sauter and Harm Schepel [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777803703321
• Autore: Sauter Wolf
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009
• ISBN: 1-107-19635-3; 0-521-67447-6; 0-511-65041-8; 0-511-53271-7; 0-511-53180-X; 0-511-53362-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge studies in European law and policy
• Classificazione: 86.86
• Disciplina: 343.24/0721
• Soggetti: Trade regulation - European Union countries; Freedom of movement - European Union countries; Antitrust law - European Union countries; Subsidies - Law and legislation - 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 (p. 222-238) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Free movement : treaty provisions and secondary rules -- The competition rules -- Public constraints on private parties and private constraints on public measures -- Article 31 EC : commercial state monopolies -- Article 86(1) : public undertakings, special and exclusive rights -- Article 86(2) EC : derogation for services of general economic interest (SGEI) -- Articles 87-88 EC : state aid.
• Sommario/riassunto: An examination of the legal framework of the EU internal market as established in the case law of the European Court of Justice, discussing in particular EC competition law, the free movement of goods, services, persons and capital and the evolution of the interpretation of the provisions. The 'State' has been retreating from direct intervention in economic life as more goods and services, the provision of which was once thought to be a 'public' responsibility, are delivered through ; market mechanisms. Given the need for consistent application of EC law in the internal market, a common core conception of public authority, shielded from the discipline of EC competition law, is needed. The resulting realignment of public and private functions and responsibilities is not a linear and coherent process, especially in light of the changing nature of the European legal integration project and the progressive incorporation of non-economic values in the Treaties.