Title Tržišno natjecanje EU
Title (english) EU market competition
Author Ivana Brlić
Mentor Tunjica Petrašević (mentor)
Committee member Jelena Kasap (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Višnja Lachner (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Tunjica Petrašević (član povjerenstva)
Granter Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Law Osijek (Chair of Constitutional and European Law) Osijek
Defense date and country 2023-09-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline SOCIAL SCIENCES Law European Public Law
Abstract Najizraženiji primjer europske ekonomske integracije je jedinstveno tržište Europske unije koje za cilj ima, uklanjanjem prepreka i provedbom postojećih pravila, omogućiti svim sudionicima slobodu kretanja. Sloboda kretanja osoba, usluga, robe i kapitala nudi pojedincima život, rad, obrazovanje u bilo kojoj državi članici, poslovnim subjektima jednostavnije poslovanje izvan granica svoje matične zemlje, dok za potrošače to znači stvaranje konkurencije između proizvođača što rezultira nižim cijenama dobara i usluga. Puni potencijal jedinstvenog tržišta još nije ostvaren zbog brojnih prepreka i štetnih djelovanja tržišno jakih poduzetnika. U radu se navode elementi narušavanja tržišnog natjecanja pretraživanjem sudske prakse za odnosna postupanja unutar Europske unije. Prvenstveno se određuje pojam poduzetnika koji svojim djelovanjem na tržištu utječe na trgovinu između država članica. Ne postoji jedinstvena definicija pojma poduzetnika, već se nastoji objasniti u prvom djelu ovog rada kroz nekoliko predmeta i presuda sudova. Sudovi Eu daju prednost funkcionalnom određenju pojma, uzimajući u obzir aktivnosti specifičnog poduzetnika. Primjeri sudske prakse spomenuti u radu poduzetnikom smatraju svaki subjekt koji pruža usluge i dobra na tržištu bez obzira djeluju li u okviru javne vlasti ili ne. Da bi takvo djelovanje mogli kvalificirati kao štetno, određuje se mjerodavno tržište kao polje poslovanja,a tek nakon toga što je vladajući položaj koji narušava tržišno natjecanje ako se zloupotrebljava. To je ujedno glavna misao ovog rada, objasniti kako sami vladajući položaj poduzetnika nije štetan, već je štetna zloupotreba takvog položaja. Zloupotreba se detaljnije objašnjava kroz izravno ili neizravno nametanje diskriminirajućih cijena, kao i drugih nepoštenih uvjeta trgovine, ugrožavanje tržišnih trendova ili tehničkog razvoja i inovacija na štetu potrošača, slabljenje konkurencije primjenom neravnopravnih uvjeta u međusobnom poslovanju, uvjetovanje drugoj strani neopravdanih i otežavajućih ugovornih klauzula. Po završetku analize mehanizama zloupotrebe vladajućeg položaja, spominje se suradnja nacionalnih tijela i tijela Europske unije u provedbi protumonopolske politike te njihovi napori da se sačuva tržišna kohezija.
Abstract (english) The most prominent exemple of European economic integration is the European Union Single market, which aims to enable all participants to move freely by removing barriers and implementing existing rules. The free movement of persons, services, goods and capital offers individuals life, work, education in any Member State, easier business operations beyond the borders of their home country for business, while for consumers this means creating competition between producers resulting in lower prices for goods and services. The full potential of the Single market has not yet been realised due to the numerous barriers and harmful effects of market-strong undertakings. The paper sets out the elements of distortion of competition by examining the case-law for the conduct concerned within the European Union. It primarly defines the concept of an undertaking which, by its action on the market, affects trade between Member States. There is no uniform definition of the concept of undertaking, but it is sought to explain in the first part of this work through several cases and judgments of courts. The EU Courts shall give priority to the functional definicion ot the term, taking into account the activities of a specific undertaking. Examples of case-law cited in the work are regarded as an undertaking by any entity providing services and goods on the market, whether or not they operate within the public authority. In order to classify such an action as harmful, the relevant market is defined as a field of business and only after it is a dominant position which distorts competition if it is abused. This is also the main point of this paper, explaining that the very dominant position of an undertaking is not harmful, but is harmful abuse of such a position. The abuse is explained in more detail through direct or indirect imposition of discriminatory prices, as well as other unfair trading conditions, undermining markets trends or technical development and innovation to the destriment of consumers, weakening competition by applying unequal conditions in each other's operations, making the other party subject to unjustified and aggravating contractual clauses. After the analysis of the mechanisms of abuse of dominant position han been completed, the cooperation between national ana EU bodies in the implementation of antitrust policy and their efforts to preserve market cohesion are mentioned.
Keywords
sloboda kretanja
poduzetnik
vladajući položaj
zlouporaba vladajućeg položaja
protumonopolska politika
Keywords (english)
freedom of movement
entrepreneur
dominant position
abuse of dominant position
antitrust policy
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:132:456891
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