EU and US competition policies: Similar objectives, different approaches
Briefing
27-03-2014
Both the EU and the US have well-developed competition policies that aim to prevent and penalise anticompetitive behaviour. Although the EU and US systems share similar aims, there are a number of significant differences. The EU has an administrative system for antitrust enforcement, in which companies are penalised with fines. In contrast, US antitrust enforcement is based on criminal law, with financial and custodial penalties against individuals.
Briefing
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Type de publication
Auteur
Domaine politique
Mot-clé
- Amérique
- cadre politique
- cartel
- compétence du PE
- concurrence
- contrôle des aides d'État
- contrôle des concentrations
- ENTREPRISE ET CONCURRENCE
- GÉOGRAPHIE
- géographie politique
- géographie économique
- instance de contrôle
- institutions de l'Union européenne et fonction publique européenne
- législation antitrust
- politique de la concurrence
- restriction à la concurrence
- réglementation des ententes
- UNION EUROPÉENNE
- VIE POLITIQUE
- États-Unis