Procedural Aspects of EC Competition Law

The Report of the House of Lords EC Select Committee on Enforcement of Community Competition Rules carried out a far-ranging review of the existing procedural rules in EC competition law. The Report was based on the oral and written testimony of expert witnesses and contains a series of important proposals for reform.
This work contains an assessment of EC competition procedure, drawn up in the light of the House of Lords' Report. Written by competition law specialists drawn from Community institutions, government, practice and academic institutions, Procedural Aspects of EC Competition Law is an indispensable reference for all those interested in EC competition law and policy.
Procedural Aspects of EC Competition Law considers the following subjects in detail:

• EC competition law in the national courts;
• ­the Court of First Instance in competition procedure;
• ­the rights of the defence;
• access to the file;
• ­business secrets and confidentiality.

Procedural Aspects of EC Competition Law addresses key questions affecting the work of the Commission and national authorities in competition regulation. It provides a highly informed commentary on the issues confronting all those concerned to see a fair, effective and transparent competition law system and contributes to those developments.