This new work will be essential reading for anyone involved with EC competition law, since it addresses some of the central controversies in the field, with a view to stimulating discussion on major policy areas. It includes important contributions on key issues such as the Commission's attitude to vertical restraints, the difficulties arising from the application of EC competition law by national administrations and national courts, the often unbalanced relationship between competition law and the consumer, the Commission's attitude to joint ventures and to public service obligations, the difficulties with the new Form A/B for notifications, and the wide ambit of the duty of Community loyalty imposed by Article 5 EC.

A series of distinguished practitioners, Commission officials and academics, from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom have contributed thought-provoking papers, designed to be of lasting value to other practitioners, Community officials, academics and students alike. The papers are the revised and updated results of a Conference held in Groningen to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Professor M.R. Mok's tenure of the Chair of the Law of Economic Regulation at the University of Groningen.