competition law; Competition authorities; discretionary power; law enforcement; procedure; limits to margin of discretion; droit de la concurrence; autorités de concurrence; marge de discrétion; procédure
Abstract :
[en] The purpose of this study is to assess whether competition agencies (“CAs”) do, and in turn should, enjoy an unfettered discretionary power in the context of the investigation of competition law infringements or whether their margin of discretion should be subject to certain limits. To this end, it focuses on four successive areas where CAs may be entitled to make choices, i.e. detection of infringements, selection of enforcement targets, initiation of infringement proceedings
and outcome of the case. Thanks to reports received from 21 national experts in response to a questionnaire covering 18 jurisdictions, the present study formulates a number of public policy proposals.
Disciplines :
European & international law
Author, co-author :
Petit, Nicolas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit européen de la concurrence
Language :
English
Title :
How Much Discretion do, and should, Competition Authorities enjoy in the Course of their Enforcement Activities? A Multi-Jurisdictional Assessment
Alternative titles :
[fr] De quelle marge de maneouvre disposent, ou devraient disposer, les autorités de concurrence dans leurs activités d'application du droit? Une évaluation multi-juridictionnelle
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Concurrences : Revue des Droits de la Concurrence
ISSN :
1773-9578
eISSN :
2116-0090
Publisher :
Institut de Droit de la Concurrence (France), Paris, France
