ABSTRACT
The creation of trans-European networks (TENs) is one possible option to facilitate both internal cross-border trade and to increase competitiveness of European industrial systems. The proposed regulation regarding Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) tries to address this gap but the link between industrial policies, innovation and TENs is still underdeveloped. The use of contractual networks in European law is much more widespread than is currently acknowledged. It operates in the regulated markets; it has been used with some variation with the associational model in the coordination of national administrative bodies. The policy and scholarly debate has focused primarily on networks among enterprises. The outset little has been said about contractual networks in regulated markets where already a European legal framework exists. A new legal framework is needed that presents common features for contractual networks in regulated and unregulated markets.
