Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The European community and the competition provisions -- Article 81 : the elements -- The relationship between article 81(1) and article 81(3) of the treaty -- Article 82 : the elements -- Article 82 : establishing dominance -- Conduct which can be an abuse -- Competition, the state, and public undertakings : article 86 -- Distribution agreements -- Intellectual property rights -- Cartels and oligopoly -- Mergers -- Joint ventures and other beneficial horizontal arrangements -- Public enforcement by the commission and the national competition authorities of the antitrust provisions -- Proceedings in the national courts -- Extraterritoriality, international aspects, and globalization.