Useful Links

On this section, you can find links to the main legislative elements that underpin competition at the level of the EU, as well as the online addresses of the main EU institutions active in this field and their institutional resources.


EU legislation

The following list encompasses the main elements of EU competition legislation. The list is not meant to be exhaustive. It offers an introductory perspective, gathering the main field materials. The elements of the list are divided into three categories, i.e. hard law (Treaties and Directives), soft law (Guidelines from the Commission) and case law (cases from courts).

TEU

TFEU

Regulation 1/2003

Damages Directive

Communication on quantifying harm in antitrust damages actions 



Institutional links

European Commission

European Commission DG Competition

Search Competition Cases / European Commission

DG Competition/ Antitrust

DG Competition/ Cartels

DG Competition/Mergers

DG Competition/ State Aid

DG Competition/ International

DG Competition/ Liberalization

 

Other links

Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003

Brussels Regulation (recast) 1215/2012

Court of Justice Case: BRT v. Sabam (1974)

Court of Justice Case: Courage v. Crehan (2001)

Court of Justice Case: Manfredi (2006)

Court of Justice Case: Pfleiderer (2011)

Court of Justice Case:  Otis & Others (2012)

Court of Justice Case: Donau Chemie (2013)

Court of Justice Case: Kone (2014)

Ashurst Report (2004)

Green Paper(2005)

White Paper (2008)

Article 101 

Article 102 

1968 Brussels Convention

The Rome Regulation I

The Rome Regulation II

Recommendation on Collective Redress (2013)

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1348 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82

Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases

Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the conduct of settlement procedures in view of the adoption of Decisions pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in cartel cases

Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC

European Competition Network (ECN)

Cooperation between the Commission and national courts