The current state of EU law is that parent company liability for its subsidiaries’ competition infringements rests on the degree of control that the parent can exercise over the subsidiary. A related antitrust problem when a sub-contractor engages in anticompetitive activity which benefits the contractor. Again, EU jurisprudence looks at the control which the contractor can exercise. This current state of law is unsatisfactory. There are at least three convincing grounds to use negligence in supervision of the subsidiary’s (or sub-contractor’s) conduct as an alternative basis for liability. First, Regulation 1/2003 frames liability for competition infringements in terms of an undertaking’s intentional activities or its negligence. Second, as the legal systems of principle of domestic systems to use negligence to found criminal liability, the extension of liability for negligent oversight of a subsidiary’s affairs is not inconsistent with the general principles of European law. Third, there is a substantial argument for the extension based on efficiency reasons. We construct such an argument in the article. This argument parallels arguments for vicarious corporate liability. We conclude that the extension of EU parental and contractor liability in competition matters to include liability for negligent oversight of subsidiaries provides for more effective regime for the prevention of antitrust violations. JEL CLASSIFICATION: K21, K43, L23, L40, L43

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惩罚父母为孩子的罪过：将欧盟的竞争责任扩大到团体和分包商

欧盟法律的现状是，母公司对其子公司竞争侵权的责任取决于母公司对子公司的控制程度。当分包商从事有利于承包商的反竞争活动时，相关的反垄断问题。同样，欧盟判例着眼于承包商可以行使的控制权。这种目前的法律状况并不令人满意。至少有三个令人信服的理由可以使用疏忽监督子公司（或分包商）的行为作为责任的替代依据。首先，第 1/2003 号条例根据企业的故意活动或其疏忽来界定竞争侵权的责任。二、作为国内过失认定刑事责任制度的法律制度，对子公司事务的疏忽监督责任的扩展与欧洲法律的一般原则并不矛盾。第三，基于效率原因的扩展存在大量争论。我们在文章中构建了这样一个论点。这一论点与替代公司责任的论点相似。我们的结论是，将欧盟母公司和承包商在竞争事务中的责任扩大到包括对子公司疏忽监督的责任，为防止违反反垄断法提供了更有效的制度。JEL 分类：K21、K43、L23、L40、L43 我们在文章中构建了这样一个论点。这一论点与替代公司责任的论点相似。我们的结论是，将欧盟母公司和承包商在竞争事务中的责任扩大到包括对子公司疏忽监督的责任，为防止违反反垄断法提供了更有效的制度。JEL 分类：K21、K43、L23、L40、L43 我们在文章中构建了这样一个论点。这一论点与替代公司责任的论点相似。我们的结论是，将欧盟母公司和承包商在竞争事务中的责任扩大到包括对子公司疏忽监督的责任，为防止违反反垄断法提供了更有效的制度。JEL 分类：K21、K43、L23、L40、L43