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<p>Due to rapid technological developments, the sector of electronic communications law is very specific. In many aspects, electronic communications law is strongly linked to the application of competition law rules. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the terminology used in the Czech Act on Electronic Communications and its compliance with the terminology used in the Czech Act on the Protection of Competition, as well as its compliance with the EU terminology. Problems may be caused by inconsistencies in the terminology used, for example when defining the relevant market and subsequently identifying a competitor/an undertaking with a significant market power.</p>
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Due to rapid technological developments, the sector of electronic communications law is very specific. In many aspects, electronic communications law is strongly linked to the application of competition law rules. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the terminology used in the Czech Act on Electronic Communications and its compliance with the terminology used in the Czech Act on the Protection of Competition, as well as its compliance with the EU terminology. Problems may be caused by inconsistencies in the terminology used, for example when defining the relevant market and subsequently identifying a competitor/an undertaking with a significant market power.

Compatibility of Terminology of Competition Law and Electronic Communications Law

European Studies

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Due to rapid technological developments, the sector of electronic communications law is very specific. In many aspects, electronic communications law is...

Compatibility of Terminology of Competition Law and Electronic Communications Law

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 281 - 292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0042

Keywords
Electronic communications law, competition law, competitor, undertaking, legal terminology, the Office for the Protection of Competition, the Telecommunication Office, European Commission

© 2019 Eva Zorková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Compatibility of Terminology of Competition Law and Electronic Communications Law

Published Online: Apr 19, 2023

Page range: 281 - 292

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eustu-2022-0042

KeywordsElectronic communications law, competition law, competitor, undertaking, legal terminology, the Office for the Protection of Competition, the Telecommunication Office, European Commission

© 2019 Eva Zorková, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Electronic communications law, competition law, competitor, undertaking, legal terminology, the Office for the Protection of Competition, the Telecommunication Office, European Commission