Diskriminacija u cijenama kao oblik zlouporabe vladajućeg položaja

master's thesis

• Title (english): Price discrimination as a form of dominant position abuse
• Author: Luka Bošnjak
• Mentor: Siniša Petrović (mentor)
• Committee member: Siniša Petrović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Jakšić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Antun Bilić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Company Law and Company Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-10-20, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

Diskriminacija u cijenama je jedan od najučestalijih oblika zlouporabe vladajućeg položaja i kršenja čl. 102. UFEU-a. Kao takva, diskriminacija u cijenama je dio prava tržišnog natjecanja koje za primarni cilj ima zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja po zaslugama te posredno zaštitu potrošača. Određeno tržište, već oslabljeno samim postojanjem poduzetnika u vladajućem položaja mora biti pod posebnom prismotrom tijela kontrole koja moraju spriječiti sva zlouporabna postupanja koja mogu dovesti do neravnoteža u tržišnoj utakmici. Takva postupanja dovode do iskorištavajućih ili isključujućih učinaka koji utječu na konkurenciju, a samim time i na blagostanje potrošača čije je očuvanje glavni cilj prava tržišnog natjecanja. Različiti oblici diskriminacija u cijenama bit će analizirani kroz predmete pred tijelima EU, bilo kroz odluke Europske Komisije, bilo kroz predmete Suda EU-a. Također, u radu će biti izložena različita stajališta akademske zajednice vezana za učinke diskriminacije u cijenama, utvrđivanje samog zlouporabnog postupanja te rad i odluke tijela kontrole tržišnog natjecanja. Rad će kroz nekoliko cjelina pratiti korake koje tijelo kontrole mora proći da bi sankcioniralo potencijalno zlouporabno postupanje. Isto tako, kroz rad će detaljnije biti pojašnjeni pojmovi vezani uz zlouporabu vladajućeg položaja.

Abstract (english)

Price discrimination is one of the most common forms of dominant position abuse and infringements of Article 102 of the TFEU. As such, price discrimination is part of competition law, which has as its primary objective the protection of competition on the merits and indirectly, the protection of consumers. Competition, already weakened by the very existence of an undertaking in a dominant position, must be under the special supervision of control bodies that must prevent all abusive actions that can lead to imbalances in competition. Such actions lead to exploitative or exclusionary effects that affect competition and thus the welfare of consumers, the preservation of which is the main goal of competition law. Different forms of price discrimination will be analyzed through cases before EU institutions, either through decisions of the European Commission or through cases of the EU Court. The paper will also present the different viewpoints of the academic community related to the effects of price discrimination, the determination of abusive behavior itself, and the work and decisions of the competition control authorities. The work will, through several chapters, follow the steps that the control body must go through in order to sanction potentially abusive behavior. Likewise, concepts related to the abuse of a ruling position will be explained in more detail throughout the paper.

• Keywords: Ključne riječi: diskriminacija u cijenama; zlouporaba vladajućeg položaja; zaštita tržišnog natjecanja; čl. 102. UFEU-a; rabati lojalnosti; potrošači
• Keywords (english): Keywords: price discrimination; abuse of dominant position; competition law; Article 102. TFEU; loyalty rebates; consumers
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:443589
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-10-21 07:36:28