11787 - Competition Law

Learning outcomes

The student must hold the theoretical and practical means to apply the Italian and European antitrust law in the business area.

Course contents

Origins and legal sources of the Italian and European Antitrust legislation – prohibited agreements and restrictive practices – Abuse of a dominant position – Concentrations – Competition Authorities, control procedures and sanctions.

Readings/Bibliography

For the students not attending the lessons: P. FATTORI, M.TODINO, La disciplina della concorrenza in Italia, Il Mulino, Bologna, II ed. 2009 (available from the last days of september 2009, according to the Publisher).

Students who have selected the Intellectual Property Law Course in their curicculum - attending or not - may replace the textbook mentioned above with the study of the Antitrust section of the Intellectual Property Law textbook advised for that Course – 3rd edition (2008) – written by Mangini and Olivieri (pages 401-517 + 683-691 - 477), substantially corrispondent at the recommended text for attending students.

For the students attending the lessons: V. MANGINI e G. OLIVIERI, Diritto antitrust, Giappichelli, Torino, III ed., 2009, pp. 1-239, plus cases or slides examined during the class. This is for students attending at least half of the lessons. Single absebces will be justified, in case, time to time.

Students who attended the Course in the past academic years but who still didn't undertake the exam, may choose between the new and the previous syllabus.

Teaching methods

Working students and students who didn't attend the lessons are strongly recommended to study in depth the advised textbook and the Laws and Regulations herein mentioned.

Assessment methods

At the end of the Course the students are expected to undertake an oral exam.

Students attending the Course may choose topics that the textbook does not deal with but that were extensively examined during the lessons.

Examination lists are only availabile trough the AlmaEsami system.

Teaching tools

Besides the study of the textbook, an analysis of the relevant normative sources – easily available over the Internet – is required. In particular, an extensive reading of an updated version of the Italian Antitrust Act – normally available over the Internet or in most editions of theItalian  Civil Code with Complementary Laws – and EC Regulations 1/2003 and 139 /2004 is necessary. Students attending the lessons will benefit from slides and other teaching materials that will be distributed in classroom.

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