European competition authorities
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European Competition Authorities* ECA (European Competition Authorities) was founded in Amsterdam in April 2001 as a forum for discussion of the competition authorities in the European Economic Area (EEA) (the Member States of the European Community, the European Commission, the EFFA States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the EFFA Surveillance Authority). ECA improves the co-operation between the competition authorities and contributes to the efficient enforcement of the respective national as well as European competition laws. Co-operation is developed, inter alia, through the organisation of meetings, the establishment of working groups and the exchange of information and expertise. ECA set up an Air Traffic Working Group during the plenary meeting in Athens in April 2002 in order to improve co-operation between them with regard to their dealings with the airline industry and to seek to enhance competition in this sector. ECA considers that competition between airlines is influenced by some specific features of the airline industry, in particular its network character. The paper on mergers and alliances in civil aviation is the result of discussions within the ECA Air Traffic Working Group based on the enforcement experience of the ECA members.
Report of the ECA Air Traffic Working Group Mergers and alliances in civil aviation -
an overview of the current enforcement practices of the ECA concerning market definition, competition assessment and remedies
The competition enforcement practices described in the present document do not legally bind the members of ECA in any way and thus cannot form the basis for any legal action. The paper is the result of discussions within the ECA Air Traffic Working Group and does not have the status of an official notice or guideline published by one of the national authorities, the European Commission or the EFFA Surveillance Authority. Moreover, it should be stressed that each individual merger or alliance will be decided on a case by case basis. 1. Introduction
1. The European Competition Authorities (ECA) 1 set up an Air Traffic Working Group during the session in Athens on 15 and 16 April 2002 in order to improve cooperation between them in relation to their dealings with the airline industry and to seek to enhance the present degree of competition in this sector. The ECA consider that competition between airlines is influenced by some specific features of the airline industry, in particular its network character. The FORUM editorial board is not responsible for the contents of the/bllowing articlewhich is reproducedon behalf of the ECA. The European Competition Authorities consist of the competition authorities in the European Economic Area (EEA) (the 25 Member States of the European Community, the European Commission, the EFTA States Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the EFrA Surveillance Authorily).
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2. The ECA Air Traffic Working Group has been considering ways in which the enforcement of competition law in the field of a
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