Incorporating issues such as corporate governance, migration of companies, competition policy, social policy, tax policy and doing business with the public sector, EU commercial law examines each from the perspective of cross-border corporate management.

For example, the issue of competition is crucial to commercial law in the EU. According to Trancs: "The source of laws governing competition for the EU is embodied in the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam, signed on Oct. 2, 1997. Article 81 of the treaty governs agreements between, or practices of, two or more parties acting together that have as their object or effect the restriction of competition in the EU. Article 82 governs abusive business conduct of a single party in a dominant market position."

EU competition laws apply wherever the conduct, agreement, concerted practice or abuse of dominant position could potentially affect trade between member countries (Trancs, 2000)....
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