Commitments

Proposal by the parties to a concentration to modify their originally notified project within a specified period (for example, by divest- ing a business or assets). Such commitments must address the competition concerns raised by the Commission and restore competition...

Competition (glossary)

A market where there is free competition is a market on which mutually independent businesses engage in the same activity and contend to attract consumers. In other words, each business is subject to competitive pressure from the others. Effective competition thus...

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...

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-...

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...