Indispensability – not regulatory obligation – is relevant to margin-squeeze evaluation, ECJ rules
By Magnus Franklin ( February 17, 2011, 10:51 GMT | Insight) -- The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that an authority carrying out a margin-squeeze examination should take into account whether the product or service being examined is indispensable to competitors, but should not take into account the existence of – or lack of – regulatory obligation to supply.The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that an authority carrying out a margin-squeeze examination should take into account whether the product or service being examined is indispensable to competitors, but should not take into account the existence of – or lack of – regulatory obligation to supply....
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