Self-preferencing as a new theory of harm: The CJEU'S confirmation in google shopping

Ganesh, A. and Pathak, Gaurav (2024) Self-preferencing as a new theory of harm: The CJEU'S confirmation in google shopping. European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, 8 (4). pp. 281-284. ISSN 2510-3148

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Abstract

Annotation on the Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 10 September 2024 in Case C-48/22 P Google LLC and Alphabet v European Commission (Google Shopping) [2024] EU:C:2024:800.
On 10 September 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed Alphabet/Google's appeal against the General Court's judgment, largely upholding the European Commission's 2017 Decision finding that Google had abused its dominant position in the market for online general search services.1 This landmark ruling affirms the Commission's theory of harm based on self-preferencing by a dominant digital platform. The case raises important substantive issues about the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to non-price conduct by dominant firms in digital markets. The key issues are: what constitutes an abuse under Article 102 TFEU regarding the effects that must be demonstrated, how to properly apply the as-efficient competitor test in these cases, and which characteristics qualify as legitimate competition on the merits.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: theory of harm | self-preferencing | as-efficient competitor | digital markets
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Social Sciences (General)
Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Dharmveer Modi
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2025 05:33
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2025 05:33
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.21552/core%2F2024%2F4%2F13
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9043

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