Article 81 EC Treaty
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Article 81 EC Treaty was a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibited anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings affecting trade between Member States.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
competition law rule
ⓘ
provision of European Union competition law ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
collusive tendering
ⓘ
market-sharing agreements ⓘ output limitation agreements ⓘ price-fixing agreements ⓘ |
| allows |
exemptions for agreements improving production or distribution
ⓘ
exemptions for agreements promoting technical or economic progress ⓘ |
| appliesIn | Member States of the European Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | undertakings ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of undistorted competition in the common market ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | primary EU law ⓘ |
| condition |
agreements must not eliminate competition in respect of a substantial part of the products in question
ⓘ
consumers must receive a fair share of the resulting benefit ⓘ restrictions must be indispensable to the attainment of benefits ⓘ |
| contains |
paragraph 1
ⓘ
paragraph 2 ⓘ paragraph 3 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1 January 1958 ⓘ |
| field | EU competition law ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Court of First Instance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Justice of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| legalEffect | agreements infringing paragraph 1 are automatically void ⓘ |
| legalNature | directly applicable rule of EU law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
prevention of distortion of competition
ⓘ
protection of competition in the internal market ⓘ |
| paragraph1Provides | list of prohibited agreements and practices ⓘ |
| paragraph2Provides | automatic nullity of prohibited agreements ⓘ |
| paragraph3Provides | conditions for exemption ⓘ |
| partOf |
EC Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty establishing the European Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousNumbering | Article 85 EEC Treaty ⓘ |
| prohibits |
anti-competitive agreements
ⓘ
concerted practices ⓘ decisions by associations of undertakings ⓘ |
| regulates |
agreements between undertakings
ⓘ
concerted practices between undertakings ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Article 82 EC Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Article 101 TFEU ⓘ |
| requires | effect on trade between Member States ⓘ |
| scope | agreements affecting trade between Member States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cartels
ⓘ
decisions of trade associations ⓘ horizontal agreements ⓘ vertical agreements ⓘ |
| successorText | Article 101 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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