A number of regulations implementing the Treaty articles relevant to EU competition law have been adopted, either by the Council or the Commission. Some of these regulations contain the general rules for the implementation of the Treaty provisions laying down, among others, the investigative powers of the Commission. Other regulations deal either with particular types of conduct or with specific sectors.
The Commission has adopted various non-regulatory documents, which may take various forms (notices, guidelines, etc). Such documents are intended to explain in more detail the policy of the Commission on a number of issues, either relating to the interpretation of substantive antitrust rules or to procedural issues, such as access to file.
The Competition rules contained within the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) can be found in Articles 101 through to 106
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
The block exemption regulations specify the conditions under which certain types of agreements are exempt from the prohibition of restrictive agreements laid down in Article 101(1) TFEU.
Commission Notices, Communications and Guidelines are capable of producing legal effects. Notices are not binding on EU courts. Guidelines are rules of practice, not rules of law.
Article 102 prohibits abusive behaviour by companies holding a dominant position on any given market
Practical guidance on the conduct of proceedings concerning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU
The post of the Hearing Officer was established to enhance impartiality and objectivity in competition proceedings before the Commission.
The Directive removes practical obstacles to compensation for all victims of infringements of EU antitrust law and fine-tunes the interplay between private damages actions and public enforcement of the EU antitrust rules.
Directive to make national competition authorities more effective enforcers
The Commission’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak in the context of EU Antitrust Rules
Timeline for Mergers and Antitrust policy reviews 2019-2022
Compilations on Antitrust Legislation: General Rules; General Block Exemption Rules and Sector-specific Rules