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Antitrust rules and coronavirus

Legislation

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Cooperation with national courts

National Competition Authorities

Sector inquiries

Publications

Actions for damages

Compliance

Practical information

Procedural information

Antitrust

Publications on antitrust and cartels

Legislation and case-law

• Compilation of EU law applicable to antitrust enforcement (revision of 1/7/2013):
  • Volume 1: General rules 
  • Volume 2: General Block exemption 
  • Volume 3: Sector-specific rules 
• Cartel legislation and other reference texts on 1 January 2013
• Overview of the application of the EC competition rules by national courts in 2006 , report prepared by the national competition authorities.

Commission publications by topic

Agriculture

• Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the Union competition rules to the agricultural sector
  Commission staff working document (26.10.2018)

General publications

• Common Shareholding in Europe (study commissioned by the Joint Research Center)
• Brochure: "The competition rules for supply and distribution agreements", 2013.
  Currently available in English, more languages available soon.
• Brochure: "The European Commission leniency programme", 2012.
  Currently available in English, more languages available soon.
• Brochure: "Compliance matters", 2011.
  This publication aims to help companies develop a proactive compliance strategy.
• Factsheet: Proceedings for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU: Key actors and checks and balances  2011.
• Factsheet: "Fines for breaking EU Competition law", 2011. bg cs da de el en es et fi fr hu it lt lv mt nl pl pt ro sk sl sv
• Competition Policy Newsletter: contains articles on antitrust and cartel policy and cases.
• Report on Competition Policy: contains sections reporting on antitrust and cartels enforcement.

Motor vehicles

• Car prices in the European Union. Published annually from 1993 to 2011. Now discontinued.

Financial services

• Issues Paper on competition in securities trading and post-trading  2006. This paper was open for consultation. See replies.
• Documents of the sector inquiry (business insurance and retail banking), 2005-07.

Pharmaceuticals

• Documents of the sector inquiry and follow-up, 2008-09.

Energy and environment

• Documents of the sector inquiry, 2005-07.

Telecommunications

• Documents of the sector inquiries
  • Local Loop, 2004.
  • Leased Lines,2002.
  • Mobile roaming, 2000.

Media

• Documents of the sector inquiry: >Provision of sports content over third generation mobile networks, 2004-05.
• The management of copyright and related rights in the internal market
  Commission Communication, C(2004)261 of 16.04.2004.
• Collective cross-border management of copyright and related rights for legitimate online music services
  Commission Recommendation of 18.05.2005

Transport

• Transatlantic airline alliances: competitive issues and regulatory approaches  2010. Report prepared by the European Commission and United States Department of Transportation.

Professional services

• Report on Competition in Professional Services
  Commission Communication COM(2004) 83 final, 09.02.2004.
  • Summary en es de fr
• Professional Services - scope for more reform - Follow-up to the Report on Competition in Professional Services.
  Commission Communication COM(2005) 405 final, 05.09.2005.
• Progress by Member States in reviewing and eliminating restrictions to Competition in the area of Professional Services 
  Commission Staff Working Document SEC(2005) 1064, 05.09.2005.

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External studies produced for the Commission, by topic

The contents of external reports do not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission.

Horizontal agreements

• Assessment of potential anticompetitive conduct in the field of intellectual property rights and assessment of the interplay between competition policy and IPR protection , 2011.

Actions for damages

• Quantifying antitrust damages. Towards non-binding guidance for courts, 2009.
• Making antitrust damages actions more effective in the EU: welfare impact and potential scenarios, 2007.
• Conditions of claims for damages in case of infringement of EC competition rules, 2004.

Energy

• Structure and performance of six wholesale electricity markets in 2003, 2004 and 2005, 2007.

Financial services

• Study on co(re)insurance pools and on ad-hoc co(re)insurance agreements on the subscription market, 2013

Food and agriculture

• Documents from the High level Group on Milk (2009-10) and the Commission task Force on the food supply chain in Europe (2008-09)
• Report: Assessing efficiencies generated by agricultural Producer Organisations (2014)
• The economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sector (2014)

• Study on Producer Organisations and their activities in the olive oil, beef and veal, arable crops sectors (2018)

Media

• Market definition in the media sector:
  • Vol. I, lot 1 Volume 1: Comparative legal analysis (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom), 2002.
  • Vol. I, lot 2: Economic issues, 2003.
  • Vol. II: Comparative Legal Analysis: European Community, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, 2003.
  • Vol. III: Definition of the media market: Spain, 2003.
  • Vol. IV: Definition of the media market:Portugal, 2004.
  • Vol. V: Comparative Legal Analysis: European Community, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia, 2005.
• Report of the online commerce roundtable on opportunities and barriers to online retailing , 2009.

Motor vehicles

• Developments in car retailing and after-sales markets under Regulation 1400/2002, 2006.
• Access to technical information in the car sector, 2004.
• Quantitative study to define the relevant market in the passenger car sector , 2002
• Customer preferences for existing and potential sales and servicing alternatives in automotive distribution , 2001.
• Study on the impact of possible future legislative scenarios for motor vehicle distribution on all parties concerned, 2001.
• Car price differentials in the European Union: an economic analysis , 2000.
• The natural link between sales and service , 2000.

Pharmaceutical products

• Surveying, Assessing and Analysing the Pharmaceutical Sector in the 25 EU Member States , 2006.

Professional services

• Conveyancing Services Market, 2007.
• Economic impact of regulation in the field of professional services in different Member States, 2003.

Transport: Air

• Competition impact of airline code-share agreements , 2007.
• Competition between airports and the application of state aid rules. 2002.
  • Volume 1: Executive summary, legal overview, airport ownership, airport competition, airport finance, discussion, conclusions 
  • Volume 2: country reports:
    Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy  (5.6 MB) Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Accession Countries  (9.5 MB)

Transport: Maritime

• Terminal handling charges during and after the liner conference era , 2009.
• Legal and Economic Analysis of Tramp Maritime Services, 2007.

Speeches

• Antitrust policy
• Cartels policy
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