‘Extraterritoriality’ in European Law: <i>Airfreight</i> and Beyond

Air carriers operate, almost by definition, in an international environment. Under air services agreements (ASAs) concluded European Union (EU) Member States with third countries, or without the involvement of institutions, many non-EU airlines offer flights to from Union. However, correlative increase competition has not only positive effects, e.g., a wider and more advantageous flight rates. The fact that obligations imposed on – and, general, conditions applicable non-European their respective countries origin are different those weigh leads situations which EU do compete equivalent terms. Furthermore, anticompetitive behaviour part cannot be ruled out. question then is whether extent legislation carriers, both terms law sector-specific regulations. present article aims at reviewing current state ‘extraterritorial’ application law, mainly antitrust perspective, it does so basis thorough analysis case currently pending before General Court (GC), where jurisdiction Commission been challenged precisely for sanctioning acts performed outside Common Market. Carriage Air, Competition Jurisdiction, Extraterritorial Application Law, Services Agreements