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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823414403321

Autore

Zanettin Bruno

Titolo

Cooperation between antitrust agencies at the international level / / Bruno Zanettin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Portland, Or., : Hart Pub., 2002

ISBN

1-4725-5928-2

1-280-80053-4

9786610800537

1-84731-137-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

343./0721

Soggetti

Antitrust law - United States

Restraint of trade - United States

Antitrust law - European Union countries

Restraint of trade - European Union countries

Exterritoriality

Law enforcement - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title; Title Page; Half Title Page; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Treaties; Table of Legislation; Introduction; 1. Addressing International Restrictive Practices at the National Level: a necessary but insufficient step; 2. Soft cooperation, or the coordination of antitrust investigations; 3. Towards Hard Cooperation: the exchange of confidential information; 4. Towards Hard Cooperation: positive comity; 5. Completing Bilateral Cooperation: the multilateral option; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Addresses the issue of international antitrust enforcement, focusing on bilateral co-operation between antitrust agencies, in particular the EC and US agencies. It argues that the efficient use of bilateral co-operation will be limited to a small number of well-established competition agencies.