How Indispensable is the Indispensability Criterion in Cases of Refusal to Supply Competitors by Dominant Companies? (Slovak Telekom, C-165/19 P)
Written By
Jose Rivas
Partner
Belgium
With over 30 years based in Brussels, my practice is a leading authority in competition law, covering articles 101 and 102, state aid, merger control and more.
The recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU in Slovak Telekom is a judgment with significant implications. This article summarises the main lessons from Slovak Telecom as regards the indispensability criterion in cases of refusal to supply competitors by dominant companies, and speculates on some likely consequences for pending and future cases.
This article was published on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog. Please click here to view the full article.
