Collusion as Environmental Protection—An Economic Assessment

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI:10.1093/joclec/nhab025

C. Veljanovski

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Abstract

This article examines the relationship between the environment, sustainability, and European competition law. It shows that the European Commission’s decisional practice not to exempt anticompetitive agreements under Article 101(3) TFEU is because it selectively prosecutes hardcore cartels. The alleged ‘sustainability gap’ in EU antitrust is, therefore, more apparent than real. It is also shown that the Commission has adopted an efficient enforcement approach given the institutional and budgetary constraints it faces. On the other hand, the Commission’s guidelines on Article 101 TFEU lack coherence and consistency with its overarching Treaty obligations. The pros and cons of expanding Article 101(3) TFEU to take account of the third-party environmental and public policy factors are examined.

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合谋作为环境保护的一种经济评价

本文考察了环境、可持续性和欧洲竞争法之间的关系。它表明，欧盟委员会决定不根据《欧盟竞争法》第101(3)条豁免反竞争协议的做法，是因为它有选择地起诉核心卡特尔。因此，欧盟反垄断中所谓的“可持续性差距”与其说是真实存在的，不如说是表面现象。报告还表明，鉴于委员会面临的体制和预算限制，委员会采取了有效的执行办法。另一方面，委员会关于第101条TFEU的准则与其总体条约义务缺乏连贯性和一致性。本文探讨了扩大第101(3)条TFEU以考虑第三方环境和公共政策因素的利弊。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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