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. Subsequent to that he was responsible for the policy review of Article 82 (now Article 102) and one of the main authors of the Discussion Paper on the Application of Article 82 to Exclusionary Abuses published in December 2005 and the Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings published in February 2009. More recently he was responsible for the review of the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation and Vertical Restraints Guidelines. The revised rules were adopted in April 2010 and entered into force on 1 June 2010. Currently he works on the review of the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption Regulation.
Articles by Luc Peeperkorn
Total number of visits: 15792 (French and English versions)
e-Competitions Bulletin
- The EU Court of Justice affirms the application of a consumer oriented effects-based approach to exclusionary pricing practices of dominant undertakings and the "as efficient competitor test" as a basis for their assessment: A big step towards the consistent application of an effects-based approach to exclusionary pricing practices of dominant undertakings (Post Danmark), 27 March 2012 (295 visits)
- The European Commission adopts a communication on the application of the EC competition rules to vertical restraints, 30 September 1998 (84 visits)
- The European Commission adopts a draft concerning the revision of the notice on agreements of minor importance (de minimis Notice), 16 May 2001 (135 visits)
- The European Commission adopts a green paper on vertical restraints in EU competition policy, 22 January 1996 (123 visits)
- The European Commission adopts new safe harbour for licensing of patents, know-how and software copyright, 27 April 2004 (438 visits)
- The European Commission adopts a new notice on agreements of minor importance (de minimis Notice), 20 December 2001 (256 visits)
- The European Commission issues an evaluation report on the transfer of technology block exemption regulation, 21 December 2001 (256 visits)
- The European Commission publishes discussion paper on abuse of dominance, 19 December 2005 (243 visits)
- The European Commission issues guidance on its enforcement priorities in applying EU rules on abuse of a dominant position to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings, 3 December 2008 (336 visits)
- The European Commission adopts new block exemption regulation and new guidelines on vertical agreements, 20 April 2010 (967 visits)