This article attempts to advance the discussion on the extraterritorial application of EU competition law in establishing jurisdictional competence in relation to anticompetitive conduct occurring in the Internet. In doing so, it considers the suitability of applying the available jurisdictional basis to address anticompetitive practices manifesting within the virtual environment. Specifically, the article investigates the absence of territorial connection when looking at the Internet as the transaction's medium, and the jurisdictional implications arising in such transaction. Such analysis assists in identifying those elements that suffice as a link for asserting any of the available jurisdictional principles. In attempting to address various problematic scenarios that may arise in such context, the article introduces the 'over-territoriality' concept as an approach on the methodology of jurisdictional analysis. This approach emphasizes the importance of technology and the necessity to reconsider the employment of jurisdictional principles for their use in respect of anticompetitive practices. It offers an alternative to the stereotypical analysis and application of jurisdictional principles, while its application is explained and supported by providing certain hypothetical examples.
World Competition