Publisher's Synopsis
The European Court of Justice has consistently held that Member States may not enact measures which hinder the effectiveness of the EC competition provisions. This represents a broad interpretation of the EC competition provisions, which specificly apply only to the activities of enterprises. This is one of the recent developments of the Court. However, there is a debate over the extent to which the Court may limit the power of Member States to regulate economic activity.;In this text the decisions of the Court are critically analyzed, and the implications of the doctrine are explained. Among the state measures involved are: minimum and maximum production quotas; prohibitions on agents and brokers transferring their own commissions to their customers; and resale price maintenance systems.
