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.

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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
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
antitrust enforcement
cartel enforcement
competition policy development in the EU
enforcement of EU competition law
merger control
state aid control
sector public administration
regulation
shortName DG COMP
DG Competition
uses fines and remedies to enforce competition rules
website https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu

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European Union competition policy enforcedBy Directorate-General for Competition
European Union state aid rules enforcedBy Directorate-General for Competition
this entity surface form: European Commission Directorate‑General for Competition
European Commission hasPart Directorate-General for Competition
Legal Service hasPart Directorate-General for Competition
subject surface form: Legal Service (European Commission)
this entity surface form: Directorate B – Competition & State Aid
Legal Service hasPart Directorate-General for Competition
subject surface form: Legal Service (European Commission)
this entity surface form: Directorate X – Competition & State Aid