PART ONE THE EARLY YEARS; 1. An Introduction; 2. The Nature and Importance of Competition Policy; 3. The Origins of European Competition Law; 4. The Early Years of DG Comp; 5. The Advent of Block Exemption; PART TWO THE SUBSTANTIVE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY; 6. Article 81(1): Analysis 1; 7. Article 81(1): Analysis 2; 8. Article 81(3): Conditions for Exemption; 9. Horizontal Agreements: Cartels; 10. Distribution Agreements and Practices; 11. Distribution: Selective Distribution and Franchising; 12. Intellectual Property Rights: Licensing; 13. Intellectual Property Rights:The Purpose and Effects of Articles 28 to 30; 14. Article 82: The Concept of Dominance; 15. Article 82: Abuse; 16. Article 82: Its Relationship with Article 81; 17. Mergers (1); 18. Mergers (2); 19. Joint Ventures and Horizontal Co-Operation Agreements; 20. Community Law and National Law: Changing Relationships; 21. National Courts and the Direct Application of Community Law; 22. Member States and EC Competition Rules; 23

D.G. Goyder (1938-2004)Visiting Professor in Law, King's College, London; former Deputy Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission

`Review from previous edition There is much to recommend in this book. Certainly, it should be included on the bookshelf of any serious practitioner of EC law.' European Intellectual Property Review