Campbell, Alan
London : Stevens ; South Hackensack : Rothman, 1964
Abstract: The negotiations for the admission of the United Kingdom as a member of the European Economic Community served at least one useful purpose in directing the attention of British lawyers to the kinds of problems involved in trading with those countries which are signatories to the Treaty of Rome. Among the most important provisions of that Treaty are those which are designed to facilitate freedom of trade and competition within the territories of those States who are members of the Commo ...; [Read more...]
The negotiations for the admission of the United Kingdom as a member of the European Economic Community served at least one useful purpose in directing the attention of British lawyers to the kinds of problems involved in trading with those countries which are signatories to the Treaty of Rome. Among the most important provisions of that Treaty are those which are designed to facilitate freedom of trade and competition within the territories of those States who are members of the Common Market. Although the negotiations have, at any rate for the time being, proved abortive, these provisions of the Treaty itself and of the Regulations, Directions and Decisions made thereunder remain of immediate practical importance to industriai and commercial enterprises in the United Kingdom who trade with the Common Market countries. In the forefront of these provisions are Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty and the Regulations which deal with restrictive trade practices and monopolies.
These Articles and Regulations break new ground. They contain a novel code of law different from the existing legislation, if any, on this subject which existed in the Member States themselves. It is no exaggeration to say that no one, whether inside or outside the Common Market, can prudently enter into business relations with a competitor or even an agent inside the Common Market without informing himself about the provisions of this new Code.
I am glad to have the opportunity of welcoming this present work of Mr. Alan Campbell, which is designed to supply the necessary information. It is not intended as a comparative study of the restrictive practices law of the United Kingdom and the Common Market. It is indeed too early for such a study to be usefully made. Nevertheless the Regulations are now in force and Mr. Campbell’s book has the more modest and severely practical aim of enabling business interests in this country to know where they stand and what they must do in order to conduct their business relations with the Common Market in conformity with its recently promulgated law of restrictive practices and monopolies. This, after all, is what the business man and his legal advisers need to know. They should be able to find the answers in the present volume.
