The European Commission's Approach to Long-term Contracts: an Economist's View

David Spector (1, 2)

1 PSE - Paris School of Economics
2 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques

In recent decisions, the Commission has taken a hard stance vis-à-vis dominant firms using long-term contracts which, it contended, deterred rivals from effectively competing on relevant markets. Yet long-term contracts may have procompetitive effects pleading in favour of a fine-tuned enforcement.

Mots clés: European Commission'

Domaines: Economies et finances

David Spector. The European Commission's Approach to Long-term Contracts: an Economist's View . Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 2014, 5 (7), pp.492-497. ⟨10.1093/jeclap/lpu060⟩. ⟨halshs-01522465⟩