Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Abstract

Does this ‘win’ signal a move towards a more robust extra-territorial enforcement of EU law? Assessing jurisdiction depends on the specific facts of each case, and this article makes the point that some of the dominant company abuse lessons from Intel are not easily transferable to different contexts, such as cartel conduct. Nevertheless, Intel is a significant step in this direction. Anti-competitive conduct is often global in nature, and this decision underlines that firms cannot escape the reach of EU competition authorities simply because the relevant conduct took place outside the EU.