EU COMPETITION LAW ONLINE QUICK GUIDE - …GETTING STARTED LOGGING ON • Go to and click EU Competition Law Online or one of the Commentary titles from the log in box. • Enter your

EU COMPETITION LAW ONLINE

QUICK GUIDE

ELLIS Publications

GETTING STARTED

LOGGING ON

• Go to www.ellis.thomson.com and click EU Competition Law

Online or one of the Commentary titles from the log in box.

• Enter your Username and Password.

HOMEPAGE

From the Search All screen you can search directly for all EU

documents.

CONTENT

EU Competition Law Online collates core competition law materials

with daily updates from DG Competition plus newsletters and

annual reports. In addition, it provides a leading commentary

module from Sweet & Maxwell: EU Competition Law Handbook.

• Relevant Treaty articles

• Legislation

• Proposals for new legislation

• Case Law

• Merger Decisions - from notification to final decision

• Antitrust records

• State Aid materials - decisions, approvals and authorisations

• Liberalisation documents

• International Agreements

Links to access content specific

search screens.

Links to extensive help files and the

log off button.

• International Agreements

• Fully searchable annual reports on competition policy

• Commission publications - Competition Policy Newsletter and

State Aid Weekly e-News.

• Press information, speeches, publications and memos

• EU Competition Law Handbook (add-on commentary module)

TIP

Use What’s New to retrieve the latest documents.

Links to Commentary modules. Titles not subscribed to will

be greyed out.

2

SEARCHING

BASIC SEARCH

Search All can be used across all sectors of EU competition

documents. Type your search term or phrase in the search boxes

provided. You can restrict your search to a specific section of the

database from the pull down menu.

Use a content specific search form for focused searching or deeper

research. These forms contain relevant search fields to assist

searching a particular type of content, e.g. case law.

SEARCH FIELDS

EU documents are identified in general by document number, type, publication reference and date.

Search forms contain relevant fields for the content type and contain helpful examples. They are linked by the boolean operator AND. In Advanced search forms there is an option to switch operators to OR / NOT from the pull down menu.

SEARCH METHODS

• By default the software searches for terms next to each other and in the order they are entered onto the search form, e.g. limited liability companies.

• Document numbers must be searched without brackets, e.g. COM 2005 672.

• Connectors AND/OR/NOT/WITH can be used to refine searching.

• Use Words in title to retrieve a case by company name(s), e.g. BP AND NOVA Chemicals.

Click the icon for content information & tips. Open the Advanced search

for a complete selection of search fields.

3

BP AND NOVA Chemicals.

• To search for a phrase containing a Boolean operator you must place the operator between quotes, e.g. small "and" medium-sized enterprises.

• Use the connector WITH to find documents that contain words in the same paragraph but not necessarily next to each other, e.g. transport with logistics.

• Proximity searching allows you to search for a search term within a set number of words from another term, e.g. transport.3.logistics.

• You can use wildcards (*/?) to substitute a character or characters in a string, e.g. bank* (for banks, banking, banker), organi?ation (for organization or organisation).

• You can drag and drop or copy and paste your search terms in the search forms.

FINDING LEGISLATION

BASIC SEARCH

Sector specific search forms, e.g. Mergers, offer guided access to

cases as well as legislation, proposed legislation, treaty articles plus

general notice and policy papers. You can also search by document

number, e.g. 2005/56.

You can of course also retrieve legislation directly from the Search

All screen.

DOCUMENT VIEW

A full text document contains publication references, footnotes,

links to related information and to the document in PDF format in

different languages. You can view bibliographic data by changing

the view from Text to Full Analytical.

= repealed

= modified

The modifications tab displays

modifying and modified documents.

Guided access to

legislation.

4

Links to navigate through

the document.

Footnote mouse-overs.

Helpful functionality: search by NACE code or

Decision type. Use the Ctrl key for multiple

selections. Remember to un-check or reset

the form.

FINDING CASES

BASIC SEARCH

If you have a document number you can quickly retrieve a

competition case from the Search All screen. The sector specific

search screens, e.g. Antitrust, provide extra functionality for

broader research. You can search for a case by decision type(s) or

by NACE code and you can restrict your search to only retrieve

case records.

Use Words in title for party or company names. Remember to un-

check boxes or click reset to clear the form.

DOCUMENT VIEW

Merger and antitrust decisions contain keywords, links to other

cases for the parties involved, press information and links to other

cases with the same NACE code(s) plus a full overview of the case

can be displayed.

Jump to a wide selection of related

information.

5

Jump to related documents.

COMMENTARY MODULES

BASIC SEARCH

The add-on commentary modules are accessible from the left-

hand menu. Titles that are not included in your subscription

package will be greyed out.

Search forms are designed to give intuitive access to the books and

contain useful features to aid the searching process.

Use the Show all, Hide all buttons to open or close the complete Table

of Contents or expand or collapse to the required level using the + / -

icons.

Publications can also be browsed via the Table of Contents which is an

exact replicate of the printed version.

6

The lowest level or document

display is indicated by the icon.

DOWNLOADING / PRINTING / EMAILING

In EU Competition Law Online you can print, download to file or email your search results to one or multiple addresses.

Link to open print, download & print screens.

For more information please call ELLIS Publications, T: +31 (0)43 321 5313 or email [email protected]

To output multiple records you must first tick the records in the summary list. Then click print, download or email from the navigation bar.

The output screens vary slightly but have similar options:

• You can give your selection a title or subject name.

• You can indicate which records are required.

• You can include the search strategy.

• You can send a message with your email.

• You can select which display format you require, e.g. Text.

• Click the send, save or print button.

7