On the Content of the Anticompetitive Effect of Exclusionary Abuses of Market Dominance According to the Guidelines on the Application of Article 102 TFEU

Authors

  • Emilia Dimitrova New Bulgarian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33919/ljnbu.25.2.4

Keywords:

EU Competition Law, exclusionary abuses of market dominance, anticompetitive effect, consumer, consumer welfare, total (social) welfare, consumer surplus, producer surplus

Abstract

The article analyses the legal framework in the Guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU. The aim is to clarify the content of the anticompetitive effect of exclusionary abuses of market dominance according to the more economic approach.

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Published

30.12.2025

How to Cite

Dimitrova, E. (2025). On the Content of the Anticompetitive Effect of Exclusionary Abuses of Market Dominance According to the Guidelines on the Application of Article 102 TFEU. Law Journal of New Bulgarian University, 21(2), 46–56. https://doi.org/10.33919/ljnbu.25.2.4