Notion of restriction by object: EU Court of Justice Advocate General Trstenjak suggests to the Court of Justice to adopt a broader definition of the notion of restriction of competition by object about a horizontal agreement aiming to reduce the overcapacities affecting the industry for the processing of beef in Ireland (Barry Brothers / Beef Industry Development)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 4 September last, Advocate General Trstenjak presented his Opinion in Case C-209/07. It follows the request for a decision Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by order of the Supreme Court (Ireland) for a preliminary ruling in the matter of the existence of a restriction of competition by object within the meaning of Article 81(1) EC, contained in a horizontal agreement between competitors which are at the same level of the market, aimed at reducing overcapacity