Competition and Business Activity in the European Union Competition and Business Activity in the European Union
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Lesson period: Second trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second trimester
Course syllabus
- European competition law between the policies and competences of the European Union; the scope of European competition law; the relationship between European competition law and national competition law;
- Cartels restricting competition;
- The abuse of dominant position;
- Merger discipline in European competition law;
- The application of EU competition law;
- The competition rules applicable to public undertakings and undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest;
- The rules on State aid to undertakings.
- Cartels restricting competition;
- The abuse of dominant position;
- Merger discipline in European competition law;
- The application of EU competition law;
- The competition rules applicable to public undertakings and undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest;
- The rules on State aid to undertakings.
Prerequisites for admission
Introducing to EU Law or a similar course covering institutional aspects of EU Law is a prerequisite.
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures in which the specific aspects of European competition law will be examined, with extensive references to relevant case law, both European and, to a lesser extent and where useful, domestic. Individual topics may be the subject of in-depth study, through the drafting of written reports and the subsequent presentation in the classroom, by small groups of students (2/3), in order to verify the students' ability to grasp the essential aspects of the discipline being studied and, in particular, to refer to them, also in a critical manner, through an oral presentation (supported by summary material and slides) addressed to the class.
The written reports and classroom presentations will contribute, to the maximum extent of 3 points, to the formation of the final examination grade.
The written reports and classroom presentations will contribute, to the maximum extent of 3 points, to the formation of the final examination grade.
Teaching Resources
P. Manzini, Diritto antitrust dell'Unione europea, Giappichelli, 2022
L. Daniele, Diritto del mercato unico europeo e dello spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia, Giuffré Francis Lefebvre, 2023, limited to Chapter VI, pp. 350-366; and Chapter VII.
Useful supplementary reading is the handbook F. Ghezzi, G. Olivieri, Diritto antitrust, Giappichelli, 2023.
L. Daniele, Diritto del mercato unico europeo e dello spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia, Giuffré Francis Lefebvre, 2023, limited to Chapter VI, pp. 350-366; and Chapter VII.
Useful supplementary reading is the handbook F. Ghezzi, G. Olivieri, Diritto antitrust, Giappichelli, 2023.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination is oral and is aimed at testing the student's knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the discipline being studied. In particular, the examination aims to highlight the student's mastery of the theoretical notions as well as their most relevant practical implications. As in the course of the lectures, attention will also be paid during the examination to the knowledge of the case law of the Court of Justice and the decisions of the European Commission in order to grasp the student's ability to apply the institutions studied to concrete cases.
For attending students, a written pre-examination will be held in which, by answering three open questions, the student will have to demonstrate his or her knowledge of the essential aspects of EU competition law and, above all, its most relevant practical applications, also making ample reference to the most relevant case law cases dealt with during the course.
For attending students, a written pre-examination will be held in which, by answering three open questions, the student will have to demonstrate his or her knowledge of the essential aspects of EU competition law and, above all, its most relevant practical applications, also making ample reference to the most relevant case law cases dealt with during the course.
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