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European Union competition law

In the European Union, competition law promotes the maintenance of competition within the European Single Market by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies to ensure that they do not create cartels and monopolies that would damage the interests of society.

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European Union competition law

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Triples9
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012346
Components1

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competition commission european law article market state eu merger tfeu regulation dominant may union 101 also national authority companies undertakings

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limited trade between Member Statesinstance ofThis might be suggested by evidence0.80text
lack of new entrants on the marketinstance ofThis might be suggested by evidence0.80text
the rigidity of pricesinstance ofThis might be suggested by evidence0.80text
or other circumstances suggest that competition may be restricted or distorted within the common marketinstance ofThis might be suggested by evidence0.80text
Ofgem in energyinstance ofThese powers are shared with concurrent sectoral regulators0.80text
Ofcom in telecomsinstance ofThese powers are shared with concurrent sectoral regulators0.80text
the ORR in railinstance ofThese powers are shared with concurrent sectoral regulators0.80text
Ofwat in waterinstance ofThese powers are shared with concurrent sectoral regulators0.80text
near or total monopoly to provide a certain serviceinstance ofA 2013 Civitas report lists some of the artifices used by participants to skirt the state aid rules on procurement.Companies affected by article 106 may be state owned or privat…0.80text

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