Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries
This study argues that adoption strengthening of a competition law regime is a key component of the regulatory reforms, which are required to allow a market economy in the Mediterranean region. It also argues that the competition rules inserted in...
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okr-10986-149402021-04-23T14:03:12Z Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries Geradin, Damien AGREEMENT ON TRADE ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT ANTITRUST AUTHORITY ANTITRUST RULES BARRIERS TO ENTRY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE CARTEL CARTELS COLLUSION COMPETITION COMPETITION AUTHORITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPETITION LAWS COMPETITION LEGISLATION COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITION REGIME COMPETITION REGIMES COMPETITION RULES CONSUMER SATISFACTION CONSUMERS DOMESTIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ENACTMENT ENFORCEMENT OF COMPETITION EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FAIR TRADING FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FTC GDP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LEGISLATION MARKET MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MERGERS MONOPOLIES MPS MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS POLICY MAKERS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGULATORY CONVERGENCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIMES SAFEGUARD CLAUSE SUPRANATIONAL ENFORCEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONSHIPS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRADE EMERGING ECONOMIES LAW & ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION COMPETITION LAW & LEGISLATION PARTNERSHIP GLOBAL ECONOMY TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TRADE AGREEMENTS ANTITRUST REGULATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIBERALIZATION ADVOCACY LAW ENFORCEMENT This study argues that adoption strengthening of a competition law regime is a key component of the regulatory reforms, which are required to allow a market economy in the Mediterranean region. It also argues that the competition rules inserted in the Association Agreements signed between the European Union (EU) and the Mediterranean Partners (MPs) currently fail to provide adequate protection against anticompetitive practices affecting trade between these blocks. Moreover, the competition law regimes adopted by the MPs are generally poorly enforced with the consequence that many domestic anticompetitive practices remain unchallenged. In addition, this study addresses the issue of regulatory convergence between the EU and the MPs in the field of competition law, that is, whether the MPs should align their competition rules on European Community (EC) competition rules. It argues that while such convergence would bring a series of benefits to both the EU and the MPs, it would also involve costs. The study thus argues in favor of a prudent approach whereby the transposition of EC competition rules in the MPs would not be automatic, but would be based on the local circumstances of each MP. One of the primary tasks of the MPs' competition authorities should be to develop a realistic enforcement agenda, which would ensure that the limited resources of these authorities are used in the most effective manner possible. In its final part, this study proposes a series of steps that could be taken by the European Union and the MPs to strengthen competition policy in the Mediterranean region, including proposals for technical assistance in the field of competition law. 2013-08-08T18:58:30Z 2013-08-08T18:58:30Z 2004-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4971225/competition-law-regional-economic-integration-analysis-southern-mediterranean-countries 0-8213-5892-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14940 English en_US World Bank Working Paper;No. 35 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Europe North Africa |
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AGREEMENT ON TRADE ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT ANTITRUST AUTHORITY ANTITRUST RULES BARRIERS TO ENTRY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE CARTEL CARTELS COLLUSION COMPETITION COMPETITION AUTHORITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPETITION LAWS COMPETITION LEGISLATION COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITION REGIME COMPETITION REGIMES COMPETITION RULES CONSUMER SATISFACTION CONSUMERS DOMESTIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ENACTMENT ENFORCEMENT OF COMPETITION EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FAIR TRADING FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FTC GDP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LEGISLATION MARKET MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MERGERS MONOPOLIES MPS MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS POLICY MAKERS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGULATORY CONVERGENCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIMES SAFEGUARD CLAUSE SUPRANATIONAL ENFORCEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONSHIPS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRADE EMERGING ECONOMIES LAW & ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION COMPETITION LAW & LEGISLATION PARTNERSHIP GLOBAL ECONOMY TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TRADE AGREEMENTS ANTITRUST REGULATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIBERALIZATION ADVOCACY LAW ENFORCEMENT |
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AGREEMENT ON TRADE ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT ANTITRUST AUTHORITY ANTITRUST RULES BARRIERS TO ENTRY BILATERAL AGREEMENTS BILATERAL TRADE CARTEL CARTELS COLLUSION COMPETITION COMPETITION AUTHORITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPETITION LAWS COMPETITION LEGISLATION COMPETITION POLICIES COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITION REGIME COMPETITION REGIMES COMPETITION RULES CONSUMER SATISFACTION CONSUMERS DOMESTIC COMPETITION ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ENACTMENT ENFORCEMENT OF COMPETITION EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FAIR TRADING FOREIGN COMPETITION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FTC GDP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LEGISLATION MARKET MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MERGERS MONOPOLIES MPS MULTILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS MULTILATERAL TRADE NATIONAL COMPETITION NATIONS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS POLICY MAKERS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGULATORY CONVERGENCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIMES SAFEGUARD CLAUSE SUPRANATIONAL ENFORCEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE RELATIONSHIPS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION TRADE EMERGING ECONOMIES LAW & ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION COMPETITION LAW & LEGISLATION PARTNERSHIP GLOBAL ECONOMY TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TRADE AGREEMENTS ANTITRUST REGULATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LIBERALIZATION ADVOCACY LAW ENFORCEMENT Geradin, Damien Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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This study argues that adoption
strengthening of a competition law regime is a key component
of the regulatory reforms, which are required to allow a
market economy in the Mediterranean region. It also argues
that the competition rules inserted in the Association
Agreements signed between the European Union (EU) and the
Mediterranean Partners (MPs) currently fail to provide
adequate protection against anticompetitive practices
affecting trade between these blocks. Moreover, the
competition law regimes adopted by the MPs are generally
poorly enforced with the consequence that many domestic
anticompetitive practices remain unchallenged. In addition,
this study addresses the issue of regulatory convergence
between the EU and the MPs in the field of competition law,
that is, whether the MPs should align their competition
rules on European Community (EC) competition rules. It
argues that while such convergence would bring a series of
benefits to both the EU and the MPs, it would also involve
costs. The study thus argues in favor of a prudent approach
whereby the transposition of EC competition rules in the MPs
would not be automatic, but would be based on the local
circumstances of each MP. One of the primary tasks of the
MPs' competition authorities should be to develop a
realistic enforcement agenda, which would ensure that the
limited resources of these authorities are used in the most
effective manner possible. In its final part, this study
proposes a series of steps that could be taken by the
European Union and the MPs to strengthen competition policy
in the Mediterranean region, including proposals for
technical assistance in the field of competition law. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Geradin, Damien |
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Geradin, Damien |
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Geradin, Damien |
| title |
Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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Competition Law and Regional Economic Integration : An Analysis of the Southern Mediterranean Countries |
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competition law and regional economic integration : an analysis of the southern mediterranean countries |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/4971225/competition-law-regional-economic-integration-analysis-southern-mediterranean-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14940 |
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