Article 82 EC Treaty

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Article 82 EC Treaty is a core provision of European Union competition law that prohibits the abuse of a dominant market position by undertakings within the internal market.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf competition law rule
primary EU law provision
provision of European Union competition law
appliesTo dominant undertakings
undertakings
basedOn concept of abuse
concept of dominant position
bindingOn all Member States of the European Community
all undertakings operating in the internal market
enforcedBy European Commission
enteredIntoForce 1 January 1958
exampleOfAbuse applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions
limiting markets
limiting production
limiting technical development to the prejudice of consumers
loyalty rebates
predatory pricing
refusal to supply
tying and bundling practices
unfair purchase or selling prices
unfair trading conditions
interpretedBy Court of Justice of the European Union
General Court of the European Union
language originally drafted in multiple official languages of the European Community
legalArea EU competition law
antitrust law
legalNature directly applicable rule
self-executing provision
objective prevention of abusive market power
protection of effective competition in the internal market
partOf EC Treaty
Treaty establishing the European Community
linked to: Treaty of Rome
policyGoal maintenance of undistorted competition
protection of consumer welfare
prohibits abuse of a dominant position
abuse of dominance in the internal market
relatedTo Article 101 TFEU
linked to: TFEU Article 101

Article 102 TFEU
linked to: TFEU Article 102

Article 81 EC Treaty
renumberedAs Article 82 EC (post-Amsterdam numbering)
replacedBy Article 102 TFEU
linked to: TFEU Article 102
requires abusive conduct
effect on trade between Member States
existence of a dominant position
successorProvision Article 102 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
territorialScope internal market of the European Community
substantial part of the common market
timePeriodInForce 1958–2009

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 implements Article 82 EC Treaty
TFEU Article 102 formerNumbering Article 82 EC Treaty
Costa v ENEL articleInterpreted Article 102 EEC Treaty
linked to: Article 82 EC Treaty
Council Regulation No 17/62 basedOnArticle Article 86 of the EEC Treaty
linked to: Article 82 EC Treaty
Article 81 EC Treaty relatedTo Article 82 EC Treaty