Paul Nihoul Commentary on The Ruling of the General Court in Intel

In  “The Ruling of the General Court in Intel: Towards the End of an Effect-based Approach in European Competition Law?”, AAI Advisory Board Member Paul Nihoul analyses the judgment issued by the General Court of the European Union in the Intel case, which had earlier been the subject of a decision adopted by the European Commission. In this paper, he concentrates on  one question which appears important in the discussions surrounding the application of Article 102 TFEU— what exactly is required for a practice to be considered illegal under that provision?

Read the paper here.