La liberalización del sector ferroviario¿una política congruente con el derecho comunitario de la competencia?
- 1 Universidad del Pa
ISSN: 1138-4026
Year of publication: 2017
Year: 21
Issue: 58
Pages: 941-975
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo
Abstract
The Forth Railway Package approved in 2016 in order to remove remaining obstacles to complete the Single European Rail Area aims, inter alia, to boost competition by adapting the system of governance between railway infrastructure managers and service operators. However, in this respect, reality shows us a scenario away from those objectives and dominated by a few operators. This paper aims to analyze the causes of this situation and to propose ways of improvement. To this end, it focuses on a key aspect of the liberalization process of the sector, such as the area of market relations between railway infrastructure managers and transport service operators. The study is approached from the perspective of EC Competition law, with particular reference to rules applicable to merger control.