Traduction de «Substantially lessen competition » (Anglais → Français) :

There have been many studies on gasoline prices and all have concluded so far that there is no evidence of price fixing or other types of anti-competitive conduct that would substantially lessen competition.

The Commission’s persistence in shifting from the market dominance test to the ‘substantial lessening of competition’ (SLC) test, too, against Parliament’s advice, is most regrettable.

Some people have proposed switching to a substantial lessening of competition test, a principle used in the United States and in some Member States.

Whilst bearing in mind and to some extent agreeing with the arguments put forward by those who consider that the EU should adopt the SLC (substantial lessening of competition) test in order to bring the assessment criteria into line with those of other legal systems, in particular the USA, your rapporteur agrees with the Commission that it is inappropriate to abandon the dominance test.

I consider this regulation to be part – an important part, yes, but just a part – of a package of reforms which will also include interpretative guidelines on the application of the substantial competition test – we have heard various opinions on the current dominance test and the possible alternative of the substantial lessening of competition test – which clarify in particular the procedures for analysing market influence in cases of concentration and the importance that should be attributed to efficiency considerations, which have ...[+++]been mentioned several times.

11. Considers that the current use of the 'dominance test' produces very similar results to those obtained using the 'substantial lessening of competition test' (SLC test); believes it necessary above all, however, to balance this type of analysis against an overall economic and social assessment evaluating verifiable efficiency gains deriving from concentrations and stresses that, notwithstanding the advantages which the SLC test might bring from the point of view of dynamics, the disadvantages in terms of legal uncertainty imply that, should the case arise, the SLC test should be adopted with the necessary caution ...[+++];