Early years -- Introduction -- Nature and importance of competition policy -- Origins of European competition law -- Early years of DG IV -- Substantive law of the European Community -- Article 85(1): analysis 1 -- Article 85(1): analysis 2 -- Article 85(3): conditions for exemption -- Horizaontal agreements: defensive cartels -- Distribution: exclusive distribution and purchasing -- distribution: selective dislective distribution and franchising -- Distribution: price maintenance and other vertical restraints -- Intellectural property rights: licensing -- Intellectual property rights: the purposes and effects of articles 30 to 36 -- Article 86: the concept of dominance -- Article 86: abuse and abusive exploitation -- Article 86: its relationship with article 85 -- Mergers -- Joint ventures -- Special categories of joint venture -- Trade associations -- Community law and national law -- Member states and EC competition rules -- EC competition law in the context of world trade -- Conclusions and prospects -- Forty years of the treaty of rome -- Future of European competition law

1. Restraint of trade -- European Economic Community countries
2. Antitrust law -- European Economic Community countries
3. Competition -- European Economic Community countries