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The object of this national report is to analyse the Spanish legal framework in relation to unilateral anticompetitive conducts. The present report will analyse the applicable definition in Spain, the decisional practice and case law and the enforcement of national competition rules regarding the abuse of a dominant position.
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Royal Decree 261/2008 of 22 February 2008, approving the Defence of Competition Regulation, Official Gazette 2008 [50] [11575-11604].
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Law 3/2013 established the creation of a single regulatory body in Spain, combining the functions of the former National Competition Commission (the “CNC”) and the regulators of the following sectors: energy, telecommunications, media, post, railway transport, air transport and gambling. Law 1/2002 of 21 February regulates the allocation of cases between the national authority and the regional authorities. Regional authorities can only enforce their powers in relation to infringements whose effects are limited to its specific jurisdiction.
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Decision of the CNMC of 10 July 2014, Case S/0446/12, Endesa Instalación.
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ECJ, case 85/76, Hoffmann-La Roche & Co v. Commission, ECR 1979, p. 461.
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For all, see Judgment of the Supreme Court of 8 May 2003, Tándem Transportes y Ruta Sur, cassation appeal n°4495/1998.
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OJ 2009, C 45, p. 7.
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Decisions of the CNMC of 19 December 2012, case S/248/10, Mensajes cortos and of 10 July 2014, case S/0446/12, Endesa Instalación.
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Decision of the CNMC of 15 September 2009, case S/0095/08, Ceramica del Principado, S.L..
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Decision of the CNMC, of 30 March 2011, case 2748/06, Axion Abertis II.
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Decisions of the CNMC of 6 March 2014, case S/0391/11, Llamadas Móviles, and of 21 January 2014, case S/0373/11, Correos 2.
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Decision of the CNMC of 15 June 2009, case S/0034/08, Olympus Medical Systems Europa.
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Decision of the CNMC 8 November 2011 S/0003/07 E.On.
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Decision of the CNMC Case 2795/07 of 20 September 2011, Hidrocantábrico instalación; and S/0089/08 of 20 September 2011, Unión Fenosa instalación.
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Decision of the CNMC, 29 July 2011, S/0184/09/Gas Natural.
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Decision of the CNMC, 17 march 2011, Mediapro AC/2011/1030, NAC, 11 July 2012, 02386/2011, Mediapro.
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Decision of the CNMC, 11 July 2012, 02386/2011, Mediapro.
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Decision of the CNMC, 21 January 2014, / CORREOS 2.
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Other similar examples of exclusionary abuses: Decision of the CNMC 4 October 2013, SAMAD 12/10 Tanatorios de Coslada, Decision of the CNMC, 10 July 2014, S 446/12 Endesa instalación.
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Decision of the CNMC, 6 March 2014, S 03691/11 Llamadas móviles.
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Other similar cases: Decision of the CNMC, 30 June 2011, R 0071/11, Artistas Intérpretes o ejecutantes, sociedad de gestión AISGE.
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Decision of the CNMC, 26 August 2013, S/0360/11, AGEDI.
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Decision of the CNMC, 6 November 2014, S/460/13, SGAE Conciertos.
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F. Marcos, Competition law private litigation in the Spanish Courts, 1999-2012, Working Paper IE Law School, 2013(16).
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Decision of the CNMC, 6 November 2014, S/460/13, SGAE Conciertos Decision of the CNMC, 30 June 2011, R 0071/11, Artistas Intérpretes.o ejecutantes, sociedad de gestión AISGE, Decision of the CNMC, 26 August 2013, S/0360/11, AGEDI.
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F. Marcos, Competition law private litigation in the Spanish Courts, 1999-2012, Working Paper IE Law School, 2013(16).
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F. Arribas, in G.A. Benacchio & M. Carpagnano, Il private enforcement del Diritto Comunitario della Concorrenza: Ruolo e Competenze dei Giudici Nazionali, p. 188, Trento 2009.
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Decision of the CNMC, 2 April 2009, R 644/08, Céntrica Iberdrola and NAC, 17 May 2012, 171/2009, Céntrica Iberdrola.
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Spanish Supreme Court, 4 September 2013, R 528/2013.
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Law 3/2013 established the creation of a single regulatory body in Spain, combining the functions of the former National Competition Commission (the “CNC”) and the regulators of following sectors: energy, telecommunications, media, post, railway transport, air transport and gambling. Law 1/2002 of 21 February regulates the allocation of cases between the national authority and the regional authorities. Regional authorities can only enforce their powers in relation to infringements whose effects are limited to its specific jurisdiction.
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Legal Regime of the Public Administration and Ordinary Administrative Procedure, art. 3, (B.O.E. 1998, 29). Vid art. 19 CA.
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See F. Marcos, Competition law private litigation in the Spanish Courts, 1999-2012, Working Paper IE Law School, 2013(6).
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Bouwen, M.C., Suderow, J. (2017). Spain. In: Këllezi, P., Kilpatrick, B., Kobel, P. (eds) Abuse of Dominant Position and Globalization & Protection and Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Know-How. LIDC Contributions on Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46891-4_11
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