15 Judicial Review
From: EU Merger Control: A Legal and Economic Analysis
Ioannis Kokkoris, Howard Shelanski
- Subject(s):
- Merger control — Enforcement and procedure — Appeals — Judicial review — Application of EU competition rules — Revocation of decision — Interim measures — Procedure under the Merger Regulation
15.01 Judicial review in the EU is concerned primarily with the objective protection and observance of EU law, rather than protection of individual rights per se. According to Article 19 TFEU, the courts shall ensure that in the interpretation and application of the Treaties the law is observed. Judicial review of the decisions of Community institutions is carried out by the General Court with appeal on points of law only to the Court of Justice of the European Union. 15.02 Commission merger decisions can be challenged before the General Court in an action for...
