Directorate-General for Competition
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The Directorate-General for Competition is the European Commission department responsible for enforcing EU competition law, including antitrust, merger control, and state aid rules.
Observed surface forms (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Directorate-General of the European Commission
ⓘ
competition authority ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure undistorted competition in the EU internal market
ⓘ
protect consumer welfare in the European Union ⓘ |
| appliesJurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European Competition Network
ⓘ
national competition authorities of EU Member States ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| employer | European civil servants ⓘ |
| enforces |
Articles 101 and 102 TFEU
ⓘ
European Union competition policy ⓘ
surface form:
EU Merger Regulation
EU State Aid rules ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antitrust law
ⓘ
competition law ⓘ market liberalisation ⓘ merger regulation ⓘ state aid regulation ⓘ |
| governingBody | European Commission ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DG COMP ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
European Union internal market
ⓘ
surface form:
EU internal market
|
| headquartersLocation |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| oversightSubject |
abuse of dominance
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anti-competitive mergers ⓘ cartels ⓘ liberalisation of network industries ⓘ state aid to undertakings ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | European Commission ⓘ |
| partOf | European Commission ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
European Commissioner
ⓘ
surface form:
European Commissioner for Competition
|
| responsibleFor |
abuse of dominant position cases
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antitrust enforcement ⓘ cartel enforcement ⓘ competition policy development in the EU ⓘ enforcement of EU competition law ⓘ merger control ⓘ state aid control ⓘ |
| sector |
public administration
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regulation ⓘ |
| shortName |
DG COMP
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DG Competition ⓘ |
| uses | fines and remedies to enforce competition rules ⓘ |
| website | https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
European Commission Directorate‑General for Competition
subject surface form:
Legal Service (European Commission)
this entity surface form:
Directorate B – Competition & State Aid
subject surface form:
Legal Service (European Commission)
this entity surface form:
Directorate X – Competition & State Aid