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Abuse of dominance with respect to pricing practices
Ryneš, Oto ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Horáček, Tomáš (referee)
- english This thesis is dedicated to the abuse of dominant position with respect to the pricing practices. Initially, it analyses the relevant legal framework of the abuse of dominant position as the legal phenomenon. Then, it draws attention to the field of individual anti-competition pricing practices, including the developing field of margin squeeze abuses. Major contribution rests with the analysis of the award of damages in particular cases in the Czech Republic. This work also includes an in-depth philosophical examination of selected competition law issues.
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Abuse of dominance with respect to pricing practices
Ryneš, Oto ; Horáček, Vít (advisor) ; Horáček, Tomáš (referee)
- english This thesis is dedicated to the abuse of dominant position with respect to the pricing practices. Initially, it analyses the relevant legal framework of the abuse of dominant position as the legal phenomenon. Then, it draws attention to the field of individual anti-competition pricing practices, including the developing field of margin squeeze abuses. Major contribution rests with the analysis of the award of damages in particular cases in the Czech Republic. This work also includes an in-depth philosophical examination of selected competition law issues.
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Abuse of the Dominant Position by Prohibited Pricing Activities
Mikeš, Stanislav ; Patěk, Daniel (advisor) ; Eichlerová, Kateřina (referee)
Abuse of the Dominant Position by Prohibited Pricing Activities Abstract This thesis analyzes selected pricing practices of dominant undertakings namely predatory pricing, margin squeeze and excessive pricing. These practices may, under certain circumstances, constitute an abuse of the dominant position. The aim of the thesis is to focus on problematic aspects of each of these practices, on explanation of various legal and economic tests used to prove that certain pricing policy constitutes an abuse of dominant position and on the description of conditions that have to be met in order to consider such practice contrary to the competition law of the Czech Republic and the European Union. The thesis is composed of four chapters. In Chapter One a brief introduction to the competition law itself and to the analyzed matter is given. Chapter Two describes basic terminology used when dealing with cases of abuse of a dominant position such as basic legal concept of the abuse itself, definition of an undertaking and a competitor according to the EU law and the Czech law respectively, delimitation of a relevant market and finally definition of a dominant position. Chapter Three is oriented on the selected pricing practices of dominant undertakings. This Chapter is subdivided into three parts each of which is dealing...
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Vertical integration - benefits and drawbacks
Čermáková, Blanka ; Buus, Tomáš (advisor) ; Krabec, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis introduces thorough analysis of current approach towards margin squeeze practice, an abuse of dominant position by vertically integrated entity. For proper categorization, definition and understanding of the basic assumptions behind the strategy of margin squeeze and its application, the paper presents necessary conceptual apparatus. Further the paper deals also with regulatory framework of abuses of dominant position, national as well as international. In the practical section the paper introduces margin squeeze strategy within telecommunication industry and its regulatory framework in the Czech republic and brings recommendations for ex-ante margin squeeze testing in relation with current European regulators policy updates following the dynamic technological development of the industry.
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