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- Richard WhishRichard WhishEmeritus Professor of Law at King’s College London
- , and David BaileyDavid BaileyProfessor of Practice in Competition Law at King’s College London
Abstract
This chapter deals with four issues. First it will briefly examine three sectors of the economy that are wholly or partly excluded from EU competition law, namely nuclear energy, military equipment and agriculture; the special regime that once existed for coal and steel products under the former European Coal and Steel Community (‘the ECSC’) Treaty is also mentioned in passing. Secondly, it will explain the application of the EU competition rules apply to the transport sector. Thirdly, the chapter will consider the specific circumstances of four so-called ‘regulated industries’, electronic communications, post, energy and water, where a combination of legislation, regulation and competition law seek to promote competition. Last, but by no means least, the current debate concerning digital platforms is discussed where it is likely that ex ante regulatory rules will be introduced, both in the EU and the UK, to address concerns about anti-competitive conduct and a tendency towards the monopolisation of markets.
Keywords
- Nuclear energy
- Euratom
- Military equipment
- Article 346 TFEU
- Agriculture
- CMO Regulation
- Article 42 TFEU
- Coal and Steel
- Transport
- Inland transport
- Maritime transport
- Air transport
- Regulated Industries
- Liberalisation
- Privatisation
- Bottleneck monopoly
- Essential facilities
- Universal services obligation
- Sectoral regulators
- Electronic Communications
- Post
- Energy
- Gas
- Electricity
- Water
- Digital platforms
- Digital Markets Act
- Digital Services Act
- Digital Markets Unit
