Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 is a key European Union law that modernized and decentralized the enforcement of EU competition rules, particularly Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU regulation ⓘ
competition law instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
articleContains Article 11 ⓘ
Article 16 ⓘ
Article 17 ⓘ
Article 18 ⓘ
Article 23 ⓘ
Article 24 ⓘ
Article 29 ⓘ
Article 3 ⓘ
Article 5 ⓘ
dateAdopted 2002-12-16 ⓘ
dateEnteredIntoForce 2004-05-01 ⓘ
enforcedBy European Commission ⓘ
national competition authorities of EU Member States ⓘ
national courts of EU Member States ⓘ
establishes European Competition Network ⓘ
implements Article 101 TFEU ⓘ
Article 102 TFEU ⓘ
Article 81 EC Treaty ⓘ
Article 82 EC Treaty ⓘ
jurisdiction European Union ⓘ
keyProvision Commission power to adopt commitment decisions ⓘ
Commission power to adopt interim measures ⓘ
Commission power to impose fines for infringements of Articles 81 and 82 EC ⓘ
Commission power to impose periodic penalty payments ⓘ
Commission powers to conduct inspections and dawn raids ⓘ
abolition of the prior notification and authorization system for agreements under Article 81 EC ⓘ
empowerment of national competition authorities to apply Articles 81 and 82 EC ⓘ
empowerment of national courts to apply Articles 81 and 82 EC ⓘ
introduction of a system of legal exception for Article 81(3) EC ⓘ
rules on cooperation between the European Commission and national competition authorities ⓘ
rules on exchange of information within the European Competition Network ⓘ
rules on the effect of Commission decisions on national courts ⓘ
languageVersion all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Rome
officialName Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty ⓘ
OJCitation OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1–25 ⓘ
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union ⓘ
purpose decentralization of EU competition law enforcement ⓘ
establishment of a system of parallel competences between the European Commission and national competition authorities ⓘ
modernization of EU antitrust enforcement ⓘ
reformKnownAs modernisation of EU antitrust rules ⓘ
region European Union ⓘ
replaced Council Regulation No 17/62 ⓘ
scope abuse of dominant position contrary to Article 102 TFEU ⓘ
agreements, decisions and concerted practices contrary to Article 101 TFEU ⓘ
shortName Regulation 1/2003 ⓘ
subjectMatter EU competition rules enforcement ⓘ

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European Union competition policy → hasLegalBasis → Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ⓘ
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 → officialName → Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty ⓘ
linked to: Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 → shortName → Regulation 1/2003 ⓘ
linked to: Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003
European Competition Network → legalBasis → Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ⓘ
Council Regulation No 17/62 → replacedBy → Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ⓘ
European Competition Network → legalBasis → Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ⓘ
subject linked to: ECN