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008			040601s2004 nyu b 000 0 eng
020			_a0821358928
020			_a9780821358924
020			_a0821358936 (eISBN)
040			_aDLC _cDLC
050	0	0	_aKJE6456 _b.G47 2004
082	0	0	_a337.1 _bGER
100	1		_aGeradin, Damien.
245	1	0	_aCompetition law and regional economic integration : _ban analysis of the southern Mediterranean countries /
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bWorld Bank, _c2004.
300			_axi, 94 p. :ill.,
440		0	_aWorld Bank working paper ;
500			_a"Jointly financed by the European Commission and the World Bank."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 87-94).
520			_aThis study argues that adoption strengthening of a competition law regime is a key component of the regulatory reforms, which are required to allow a market economy in the Mediterranean region. It also argues that the competition rules inserted in the Association Agreements signed between the European Union (EU) and the Mediterranean Partners (MPs) currently fail to provide adequate protection against anticompetitive practices affecting trade between these blocks. Moreover, the competition law regimes adopted by the MPs are generally poorly enforced with the consequence that many domestic anticompetitive practices remain unchallenged. In addition, this study addresses the issue of regulatory convergence between the EU and the MPs in the field of competition law, that is, whether the MPs should align their competition rules on European Community (EC) competition rules. It argues that while such convergence would bring a series of benefits to both the EU and the MPs, it would also involve costs. The study thus argues in favor of a prudent approach whereby the transposition of EC competition rules in the MPs would not be automatic, but would be based on the local circumstances of each MP. One of the primary tasks of the MPs' competition authorities should be to develop a realistic enforcement agenda, which would ensure that the limited resources of these authorities are used in the most effective manner possible. In its final part, this study proposes a series of steps that could be taken by the European Union and the MPs to strengthen competition policy in the Mediterranean region, including proposals for technical assistance in the field of competition law.
590			_alje 24/08/16
591			_aLoans
650		0	_aInternational economic integration
650		0	_aCompetition
650		0	_aAntitrust law
650		0	_aCompetition
650		0	_aAntitrust law
710	2		_aEuropean Commission.
710	2		_aWorld Bank.
710	2		_aWorld Bank/European Commission Programme on Private Participation in Mediterranean Infrastructure.
856			_uhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/14940/297020PAPER0Competition0law.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
949			_a337.1 GER
999			_c4494 _d4494