The Principle of Continuity of Legal Structures in European Law – The Missed Opportunity in the Reinforcing Bars Case (T-27/03 ET AL)

Sousa Ferro, Miguel

The Principle of Continuity of Legal Structures in European Law – The Missed Opportunity in the Reinforcing Bars Case (T-27/03 ET AL)

Menezes Cordeiro, A., Miranda, J., Paz Ferreira, E., Duarte Nogueira, J. (eds.), Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Paulo de Pitta e Cunha, Volume I, Almedina, 2010

7 Pages Posted: 30 Nov 2017

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Miguel Sousa Ferro

University of Lisbon Law School; University of Lisbon - Lisbon Public Law Research Centre

Date Written: November 01, 2010

Abstract

Comment on the ECJ case-law regarding the principle of continuity of legal structures in EU Law, in the context of the Reinforcing Bars cartel case. The case raised the issue of whether the European Commission could adopt sanctions for infringements of the ECSC antitrust provisions, after the expiry of the ECSC, under the powers granted by R. 1/2003, even in the absence of transitional provisions.

Keywords: European Union Law, Antitrust, Competition Law, European Court of Justice, Succession of laws

JEL Classification: K10, K21

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Sousa Ferro, Miguel, The Principle of Continuity of Legal Structures in European Law – The Missed Opportunity in the Reinforcing Bars Case (T-27/03 ET AL) (November 01, 2010). Menezes Cordeiro, A., Miranda, J., Paz Ferreira, E., Duarte Nogueira, J. (eds.), Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Paulo de Pitta e Cunha, Volume I, Almedina, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3077354