美国与欧洲竞争法的差异与联系

美国对于欧洲制定竞争法虽然产生了重要影响,但是欧洲竞争法根植于欧洲本土的反垄断法律思想,体现着大陆法系法律发展的特有特征,是与美国反托拉斯法在本质上相互区别的另一种法律模式.然而随着欧洲经济一体化的加速,欧盟竞争法日益呈现出司法化的倾向,在对竞争评价以及限制竞争效果的评估方式上呈现出趋同于美国反托拉斯法的倾向,并且积极引入竞争法私人执行机制,所以,二者之间之间在法律渊源、实施机制和垄断衡量标方面既存在着差异又具有一定的联系.

The Similarities,Differences and Relationship between U.S.and European Competition Law

The U. S. antitrust law has had a significant impact on European competition law, but European competition law is rooted in local European Union competition law thinking, embodies the unique characteristics of civilian law developments, is in essence another kind of legal model distinguished from the U. S. antitrust law. With the acceleration of European economic integration, the EU competition law is increasingly showing a tendency of judicialization, presented $ tendency of convergence with U. S. antitrust law in the evaluation of the competitive as well as in the assessment of the effect of restricting competition, and actively introduces private enforcement mechanisms of competition law. From three aspects, i. e. , the law sources, enforcement mechanisms and monopoly metrics, this article analyses the differences and links between European competition law and U.S. competition law.