After having studied economics and political science at the University of Amsterdam, Luc worked as an assistant professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam where he specialised in industrial economics, public finance and welfare economics. In 1991 he joined DG Competition of the European Commission, where since 1995 he has been dealing with general policy issues. He was part of the team responsible for the review of EC competition policy towards vertical agreements and the main author of the rules that entered into force in 2000. He was also the author of the new De Minimis Notice adopted in 2001. Subsequently he was member of the team responsible for the review of the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption Regulation and one of the main authors of the new rules that entered into force in 2004. Currently he is responsible for the policy review of Article 82 and one of the main authors of the Discussion Paper on the Application of Article 82 to Exclusionary Abuses. In addition he is responsible for the recently started review of the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Restraints Guidelines.