Conditions

Requirements imposed by the Commission which need to be fully complied with by the parties concerned, in order to allow the Commission to declare an otherwise incompatible concentration compatible with the common market, or to exempt an otherwise illegal agreement....

Concerted practice

Coordination between undertakings which, without having reached the stage of concluding a formal agreement, have knowingly substi- tuted practical cooperation for the risks of competition. A concerted practice can be constituted by direct or indirect contact between...

Concentration

A concentration arises either where two or more previously independent undertakings merge (merger), where an undertaking acquires control of another undertaking (acquisition of control), or where a joint venture is created, performing on a lasting basis all the...

Compliance programme

A company’s internal policy, established to ensure its complete compliance with competition rules in all its business actions. In a compliance programme the company trains its personnel on compe- tition rules and provides them with guidance on how to avoid agree-...

Complaint

Request by a natural or legal person who claims a legitimate interest, asking the Commission to investigate an alleged infringement of EU competition law and to bring it to an end. Formal complaints oblige the Commission to act (either to find that there is an...