Practical aspects of arbitrating EC competition law : [the present publication is the product of the joint working session of the International Arbitration and the Antitrust Commissions of AIJA (Association International des Jeunes Avocats ... ) at its annual congress 2006 (22 - 27 August) in Geneva]
| Published: | Zürich [u.a.] : Schulthess, 2007 |
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| Organization: | International Association of Young Lawyers / International Arbitration Commission |
| Format: | Book / Printed Book / Conference paper |
| Language: | English German |
| Series: | Arbitration
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| Physical description: | XXVI, 236 Seiten |
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PS 3760:KABG |
| ISBN: | 9783725553563 |
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| 992 | |a TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE V TABLE OF CONTENTS VII LIST OF EDITORS AND AUTHORS XV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS XVII BIBLIOGRAPHY XIX 1 BASIS FOR APPLICATION OF COMPETITION LAW IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS 1 PHILLIP LANDOLT I. INTRODUCTION 1 1. A VARIETY OF APPROACHES 1 2. WHAT HAPPENS IN PRACTICE 1 3. THE PROPER APPROACH 4 II. MANDATORY NORMS 4 1. APPLICABLE LAW - GENERAL 4 2. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE APPLICATION OF MANDATORY NORMS 5 3. APPLICATION OF MANDATORY NORMS BY COURTS 6 (A) GENERAL 6 (B) THE ROME CONVENTION 6 (C) ART. 19 OF THE SWISS PILS 10 (D) ART. 7 OF ROME CONVENTION AS REFLECTIVE OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES 11 (E) SPATIAL CRITERION OF APPLICATION 12 4. APPLICATION OF MANDATORY NORMS BY ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS 12 (A) TREATMENT OF APPLICABLE LAW BY ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS - GENERAL 12 (B) MANDATORY NORMS BEFORE ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS 14 III. COMPETITION LAW 15 1. MANDATORY NORMS 15 2. SPATIAL CRITERION 17 3. DE MINIMIS REQUIREMENTS - A PRACTICAL LIMITATION ON THE APPLICATION OF COMPETITION LAW 22 IV. CONCLUSION 23 VII TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPETITION LAW AS PUBLIC POLICY 25 MAX C. VAN LEYENHORST/ISABELLE P. M. VAN DEN NIEUWENDIJK I. INTRODUCTION 25 II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 26 1. INTRODUCTION 26 2. ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS 26 (A) ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS IN THE NETHERLANDS 26 (B) OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 26 (C) NEW YORK CONVENTION; RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS 27 3. SETTING ASIDE OF ARBITRAL AWARDS 28 (A) THE NETHERLANDS 28 (B) OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 29 III. APPLICATION OF EC COMPETITION LAW IN ORDINARY COURT PROCEEDINGS 30 1. INTRODUCTION 30 2. THE VON SCHIJNDEL JUDGMENT 30 IV. APPLICATION OF EC COMPETITION LAW IN ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS 33 1. INTRODUCTION 33 2. THE ECO SWISS/BENETTON JUDGMENT 33 V. REASONS FOR DISTINCTION 36 VI. ARBITRABILITY AND EC COMPETITION LAW 39 1. INTRODUCTION 39 2. ARBITRABILITY AND PUBLIC POLICY 39 3. ARBITRABILITY AND EC COMPETITION | ||
| 992 | |a LAW 39 VII. CONCLUSION 40 3 APPLICATION OF COMPETITION LAW EX OFFICIO 4 3 NIKO HUKKINEN I. INTRODUCTION 43 II. THE LEGACY OF ECO SWISS 43 1. ECO SWISS IN BRIEF 43 2. DISPUTE AROUND THE ECO SWISS JUGDMENT 45 (A) THE CLASH OF ECO SWISS WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF JUDICIAL PASSIVITY AND THE VAN SCHIJNDEL JUGDMENT 45 TABLE OF CONTENTS (B) OPPOSITE VIEW: NO EX OFFICIO RULE ARISES FROM ECO SWISS 46 (C) CONCLUSIONS 49 III. SCOPE OF THE REQUIREMENT TO APPLY EC COMPETITION LAW EX OFFICIO 49 1. PROVISIONS OF THE EC TREATY.. 49 2. OTHER PROVISIONS OF EC COMPETITION LAW 51 IV. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THE EX OFFICIO APPLICATION OF EC COMPETITION LAW 52 1. EXCLUSION OF EC COMPETITION LAW BY THE PARTIES 52 2. EFFECT OF THE NATURE OF THE INFRINGEMENT OF EC COMPETITION LAW 53 3. EX OFFICIO APPLICATION OF EC LAW OUTSIDE THE EEA 56 V. CONCLUSIONS 57 4 APPLICATION OF BLOCK EXEMPTIONS AND ART. 81 (3) EC BY ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS 59 CHRISTIAN STEINLE/MARTIN BEUTELMANN I. INTRODUCTION 59 II. TYPICAL CONSTELLATIONS IN LEGAL PRACTICE 59 III. THE OLD REGIME UNDER REGULATION NO. 17/62 60 IV. LEGAL EXCEPTION UNDER REGULATION NO. 1/2003 61 V. BLOCK EXEMPTIONS: SAFE HARBOUR AND BLACK AND GREY CLAUSES 63 VI. INDIVIDUAL EXEMPTION: GUIDANCE BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 65 VII. BURDEN OF PROOF 68 VIII. CONCLUSION 69 5 PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS 71 DANIEL MARUGG/SABINE BURKHALTER KAIMAKLIOTIS I. INTRODUCTION 71 II. COOPERATION BETWEEN AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL, NATIONAL COURTS AND THE COMMISSION 72 1. INTRODUCTION 72 2. THE POSSIBILITY FOR AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL TO APPLY FOR PRELIMINARY RULINGS BY THE ECJ 73 3. THE OBLIGATION OF AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL TO SUBMIT A CASE FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING IN SWITZERLAND 75 4. SUMMARY 76 IX TABLE OF CONTENTS III. PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS 11 1. INFLUENCE OF AN EVALUATION OR A JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSION FOR AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL 11 2. IS A PRELIMINARY ARBITRATION AWARD BINDING FOR THE COMMISSION?... 78 3. SUSPENSION OF THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS WHILE | ||
| 992 | |a PROCEEDINGS ARE PENDING BEFORE THE COMMISSION 80 4. INTERVENTION OF THE COMMISSION IN PENDING ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS. 80 IV. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AS REGARDS THE INTERRELATION IN PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS AND NATIONAL INSTANCES 80 6 ACCESS OF AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL TO COMPETITION- RELATED DATA AND DOCUMENTS 83 SARI HILTUNEN/MICHAELA RAMM-SCHMIDT/ANDERS FORSS I. INTRODUCTION 83 II. DOCUMENTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE PARTIES 86 1. GENERAL 86 2. REQUEST TO PRODUCE 87 (A) RELEVANCE AS EVIDENCE 87 (B) SUFFICIENTLY IDENTIFIED DOCUMENTS 89 (C) IN THE POSSESSION, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF THE PARTY 90 (D) OBJECTIONS TO THE REQUEST TO PRODUCE 91 (E) PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL 92 3. COERCIVE MEASURES 93 (A) NEGATIVE INFERENCES 93 (B) COURT ASSISTANCE 94 III. DOCUMENTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THIRD PARTIES 94 IV. DATA COMPILED BY THE EC COMMISSION 95 V. SUMMARY AND A VIEW TO THE FUTURE 98 7 EXPERT DETERMINATION OF COMPETITION ISSUES 101 PAUL PEYROT I. INTRODUCTION 101 1. DIFFERENT FORMS OF EXPERTS 102 2. A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROCESS OF EXPERT DETERMINATION 102 (A) EXPERT DETERMINATION COMPARED WITH ARBITRATION 102 (B) CONTRACTUAL CHARACTER 103 (C) PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF EXPERT DETERMINATION 104 X TABLE OF CONTENTS II. WHY EXPERT DETERMINATION INSTEAD OF ARBITRATION? 105 ML. A CASE FOR EXPERTS: MONITORING THE COMMITMENTS OF PARTIES 105 1. GENERAL 105 2. ARBITRATION OR EXPERT DETERMINATION? 107 IV. THE COMMISSION AS EXPERT TO AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL? 108 V. CONCLUSION 110 8 AWARDS CONFLICTING WITH EC COMPETITION LAW 111 CARSTEN VENNEMANN I. ASSESSMENT OF CONSENT AWARDS UNDER ART. 81 EC 111 1. INTRODUCTION 111 2. REFUSAL BY THE ARBITRATOR TO SIGN 112 3. POSSIBILITY TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR MODIFICATION 112 4. CAN THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL DESIGN A CONSENT AWARD CONSISTENT WITH COMPETITION RULES? 114 5. LIABILITY OF ARBITRATORS 115 II. INTERFERENCE BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION 119 1. HOW WILL THE EUROPEAN | ||
| 992 | |a COMMISSION BE INVOLVED IN A MATTER WHICH IS PENDING BEFORE AN ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL? 119 2. WHO IS IN CONTROL OF THE COMMISSION PROCEEDING? 120 III. CONCLUSION 122 9 CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPETITION LAW AS PUBLIC POLICY AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS 123 JOHN GAFFNEY/SHAI WADE I. INTRODUCTION 123 II. ENFORCEMENT CONVENTIONS AND TREATIES 123 1. THE NEW YORK CONVENTION AND UNCITRAL MODEL LAW 123 2. OTHER CONVENTIONS 124 III. THE SECOND LOOK DOCTRINE 126 1. U.S. JURISPRUDENCE - MITSUBISHI V. SOLER 126 2. ECO SWISS 130 IV. A THIRD LOOK DOCTRINE? 133 V. THE RESPONSE TO THE SECOND LOOK DOCTRINE 134 XI TABLE OF CONTENTS VI. THE SECOND LOOK DOCTRINE IN PRACTICE - RECENT CASES 136 1. EC CASES 136 (A) DIRLAND V. VIKING 136 (B) THAIES V. EUROMISSILE 137 (C) MARKETING DISPLAYS INTERNATIONAL INE 138 2. U.S. CASES 139 3. SWITZERLAND 140 VII. TRENDS 141 VIII. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS 144 1. FUTURE DISPUTES 144 2. EXISTING DISPUTES 145 3. ENFORCEMENT 146 IX. CONCLUSIONS 146 10 ARBITRATION CLAUSES PROPOSED BY THE EU COMMISSION IN ANTITRUST AND MERGER PROCEDURES - CURRENT APPROACH AND DEFICIENCIES 149 DIETER A. HOFMANN/OLIVER M. KUNZ I. INTRODUCTION 149 1. BASIC OUTLINE OF THE MERGER PROCEDURE 150 2. COMMITMENTS, CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS 151 (A) IN GENERAL 151 (B) STRUCTURAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COMMITMENTS 152 (C) COMMITMENTS "OFFERED BY THE UNDERTAKINGS" 153 (D) THE USE OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES AS "CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS" 153 3. THE USE OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS (ART. 81/82 EC) 154 II. ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN EC MERGER CONTROL IN GENERAL 155 1. PURPOSE OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN MERGER CONTROL 155 2. ADMISSIBILITY OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES 156 III. SPECIFIC CONTENT OF EC MERGER REGULATION ARBITRATION CLAUSES 157 1. INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION OR AD HOC ARBITRATION 158 2. SEAT OF THE ARBITRATION 159 3. ARBITRATOR(S) 161 (A) APPOINTMENT 161 (B) ARBITRATOR(S) FEES 164 XII TABLE OF CONTENTS (C) SOLE ARBITRATOR OR | ||
| 992 | |a ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL 165 (D) QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ARBITRATOR(S) 165 4. PROCEDURAL ISSUES 166 (A) SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE INSTITUTING THE ARBITRATION 166 (B) LANGUAGE 167 (C) OTHER PROCEDURAL ISSUES 168 5. EVIDENCE 168 6. RIGHT TO REQUEST INFORMATION /OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.... 169 7. CONFIDENTIALITY 170 8. INTERIM MEASURES 172 9. TIME FRAME AND DEADLINES AND FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE 173 10. SCOPE OF THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE 175 11. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 178 12. SUBSTANTIVE LAW APPLICABLE TO THE ARBITRATION 178 13. PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS 179 14. INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMISSION IN THE ARBITRATION 180 (A) INFORMATION OF THE COMMISSION 180 (B) ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPATION 181 (C) PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS 183 15. MEANS OF COMPLAINT 184 IV. CONCLUSION 185 V. DECISIONS (IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER) 1 86 11 THE FRENCH APPROACH TO ARBITRATING EC COMPETITION LAW IN THE LIGHT OF THE PARIS COURT OF APPEAL'S DECISION IN SNF VS CYTEC INDUSTRIES 187 PIERRE HEITZMANN/JACOB GRIERSON I. INTRODUCTION 187 II. THE SNF CASE 188 1. THE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS 188 2. THE CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED BY SNF AFTER THE ARBITRAL AWARD 189 3. THE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE AWARD 190 III. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATORS CAN AND SHOULD BE TRUSTED TO APPLY ART. 81 EC 192 1. ARBITRATORS MAY DECLARE A CONTRACT NULL IF AND WHEN APPROPRIATE OR GRANT EXEMPTIONS 192 XIII TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. ARBITRATORS SHOULD BE TRUSTED TO RAISE SUA SPONTE THE ISSUE OF THE VALIDITY OF A GIVEN CONTRACT UNDER ART. 81 EC 197 3. ARBITRATORS SHOULD BE TRUSTED TO DECIDE EC COMPETITION LAW ISSUES WITHOUT THE NEED TO CONSULT ANY ANTITRUST AUTHORITY... 199 IV. THE REVIEW OF AWARDS DEALING WITH COMPETITION LAW ISSUES SHOULD BE LIMITED UNLESS A VIOLATION OF ANTITRUST LAW IS "FLAGRANT, EFFECTIVE AND CONCRETE" 20 2 1. THE SNF CASE CONFIRMS THE LIMITED SCOPE OF REVIEW OF AWARDS AT THE ENFORCEMENT STAGE 202 2. LIMITING THE REVIEW OF AWARDS TO | ||
| 992 | |a FLAGRANT, EFFECTIVE AND CONCRETE VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY RULES IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ECO SWISS CASE 205 V. PARTIES ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF ART. 81 EC MAY SEEK ADDITIONAL REMEDIES THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS 211 1. THE POSSIBILITY FOR PARTIES TO START PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE ANTITRUST AUTHORITIES OR BEFORE CRIMINAL COURTS 211 2. PARALLEL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE ANTITRUST AUTHORITIES OR CRIMINAL COURTS SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE RESOLUTION OF CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES 213 VI. CONCLUSION 214 INDEX 217 XIV | ||
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