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Daniel Mandrescu

European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Jahrgang 3 (2019), Ausgabe 1, Seite XII - XV

On 24 October 2018, the European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe), the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) held their second conference about the challenges of competition law policy in digital markets. During the fully booked conference some of the hottest cases and questions with regard to competition policy in digital markets were discussed by experts from practice and academia. This report brings you some of the key issues that were discussed at the conference.

Daniel Mandrescu

European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Jahrgang 2 (2018), Ausgabe 4, Seite 244 - 257

The increasing critique on the business practices of the major online platforms in Europe is gradually leading to a rising in the number of abuse of dominance investigations and prohibition decisions. Such present and future cases revolving around the dominant position of various online platforms depend greatly on the correct definition of the relevant market. The process of the market definition with regard to online platforms requires, however, revisiting the compatibility of the current competition law tool kit, particularly in the case of the hypothetical monopolist test (HMT). Accordingly, the application of the HMT based on a small but significant non transitory increase in price (SSNIP) test of demand elasticity, will require an overhaul in order to maintain its relevance in the case of zero-pricing strategies commonly used by online platforms. In such cases the only feasible option for assessing demand elasticity for the purpose of performing the HMT entails converting the price centred analysis into a quality oriented one, namely based on a small but significant non transitory decrease in quality (SSNDQ). In the absence of such a conversion the market definition in the case of online platforms relying on zero-pricing will be performed solely based on a qualitative evaluation of the functionalities facilitated by such platforms as seen in the Google Shopping case. Although such outcome is not inherently problematic it does imply backtracking to older practices rather than advancing the development of a more future resilient legal framework and tool kit which should always be pursued. Keywords: Online Platforms, Market Definition, Digital Economy, Market Power, Data Costs, Quality Considerations, Demand Elasticity

Daniel Mandrescu

European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Jahrgang 2 (2018), Ausgabe 2, Seite 153 - 156

The selected post for this edition concerns a Dutch national case dealing with an alleged abuse of dominance by an online platform known as Funda. The Dutch judgement covers the most debated matters in the context of competition law and online platforms, namely the market definition and discriminatory practices with respect to the platform users. In this regard the Dutch judgement is an important one as the alternative approach pursued by the Dutch court indicates that the current views on these two contentious matters may manifest differently in practice. For those who have read the original post online it may be worth having another read as the discussion on market definition has been updated.

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