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The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union contains the basic provisions of antitrust law. Later various regulations have been adopted. These regulations contain some general rules of the implementation of the Treaty provisions as well as the investigative powers of the European Competition Commission. There are also various other regulations and non-regulatory documents such as notices and guidelines.
These three volumes by the European Commission provide the full text of select rules, exempt regulations and guidelines as well as sector-specific rules (as at 1st July 2013):
If you need more information on how to research treaties, see the tab on Treaties in our Public International Law Research Guide.
EU Competition law is based on the articles 101 to 109 of the Treaty of on the functioning of the European Union and various regulations and directives.
See Part Three: Union policies and internal actions - Title VII: Common Rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws - Chapter 1: Rules on competition, Sections:
Rules applying to undertakings - Articles 101-106
Aids granted by states - Articles 107-109
European treaties since the Single European Act and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Article cover consumer protection in the EU. Consumer protection is also an objective defined in Article 12 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
The European Commission on Competition with the national competition authorities has the power to enforce EU competition rules and Articles 101-109 of the Treaty on the Fun Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Search cases for policy areas related to antitrust, cartels, merger and state aid in the European Commission Competition Portal.
For more information on searching for journal articles see the Secondary Sources for Legal Research Guide.
Search the library catalogue for books using keyword search or subject search. You can narrow your results to online books only. See below for the relevant results for:
The Atlantic Divide in Antitrust : An Examination of US and EU Competition Policy by
Bellamy and Child: European Union Law of Competition (7th Edition) by
Collective Dominance and Collusion : Parallelism in EU and US Competition Law by
Competition Law by
Competition Policy and Regulation : Recent Developments in China, the US and Europe by
The Concept of Abuse in EU Competition Law : Law and Economic Approaches by
The Economic Assessment of Mergers under European Competition Law by
EU and US Competition Law : Divided in Unity? : The Rule on Restrictive Agreements and Vertical Intra-brand Restraints by
EU Competition Law : An Analytical Guide to the Leading Cases by
European Competition Law : The Impact of the Commission's Guidance on Article 102 by
Faull and Nikpay: The EU Law of Competition by
Handbook of European Competition Law : Enforcement and Procedure by
Jurisdiction and Judgments in Relation to EU Competition Law Claims by
Standardization under in EU Competition Law and US Antitrust Laws : The Rise and Limits of Self-Regulation by
State-Initiated Restraints of Competition by
European Competition Law Annual 2012 : Competition, Regulation and Public Policies by
European Competition Law 2010 : Merger Control in European and Global Perspective by
European Competition Law Annual 2008 : Antitrust Settlements under EC Competition Law by
European Competition Law Annual 2007 : A Reformed Approach to Article 82 EC by
For more Annual Reviews search the phrase "European Competition Law Annual" in the Library Catalogue.
Please note, the references provided are not exhaustive of all the inquiries, reports and guidelines of the competition authorities in the EU.
European Commission - Antitrust Sector Inquiries
Investigations of the European Commission into sectors of the economy and into types of agreements when it suspects that a market is not working as well as it should, and also suspects that there are breaches of competition rules.
Some of the most commonly used guidelines and notices of the European Commission are as follows:
