COM(2011)328 - Report on Competition Policy 2010

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION Report on Competition Policy 2010
 
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reference by COM-number345 COM(2011)328 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2011)690
procedure number347 2011/2094(INI)
CELEX number348 52011DC0328

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  • 1. 
    ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en

     
  • 2. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1971, p. 13

     
  • 3. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 4. 
    Such as the Sugar cartel
     
  • 5. 
    Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13)

     
  • 6. 
    The European Commission
     
  • 7. 
    Introduced in 2004 in Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1-22)

     
  • 8. 
    Such as in cases Korsnas/Assidoman Cartonboard or T-Mobile Austria/Tele.ring

     
  • 9. 
    Guidance on the Commission's enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings (OJ C 45, 24.2.2009, p. 7-20)

     
  • 10. 
    The foundations of the concept of State aid were laid out already in 1961 in the Case 30-59 De Gezamenlijke Steenkolenmijnen in Limburg v Haute Autorité de la Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l'Acier
     
  • 11. 
    The European Commission, 1958-1972
     
  • 12. 
    Case C-70/72 Commission v Germany
     
  • 13. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1989, p. 14

     
  • 14. 
    In particular the Andreatta / Van Miert agreement of July 1993 concerning certain public undertakings in Italy (see IP/93/734, 8.9.1993) and the Monti / Koch-Weser agreement of July 2001 on the German system of State guarantees for public law credit institutions (see IP/01/1007, 17.7.2001).

     
  • 15. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1-25)

     
  • 16. 
    State Aid Scoreboard
     
  • 17. 
    Case C-453/99 Courage v Crehan
     
  • 18. 
    White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2008) 165 final)

     
  • 19. 
    Report on the functioning of Regulation 1/2003 (COM(2009) 206 final)

     
  • 20. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1992, p. 15

     
  • 21. 
    Report by Professor M. Monti to the President of the European Commission: 'A new Strategy for the Single Market' of 9.5.2010

     
  • 22. 
    Communication on the application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis (OJ C 270, 25.10.2008, p. 8)

     
  • 23. 
    Communication on the recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition (OJ C 10, 15.1.2009, p. 2)

     
  • 24. 
    Communication on the treatment of impaired assets in the Community banking sector (OJ C 72 of 26.3.2009, p. 1)

     
  • 25. 
    Communication on the return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rule (OJ C 195, 19.8.2009, p. 9)

     
  • 26. 
    State aid scoreboard
     
  • 27. 
    Cases N372/2009 Viability plan for Aegon , C9/2009 Restructuring of Dexia , N256/2009 Restructuring aid for Ethias , C26/2009 Restructuring aid for Parex and C32/29 Restructuring of Sparkasse Köln/Bonn

     
  • 28. 
    Case C33/2009 Restructuring of BPP

     
  • 29. 
    Communication on the application, after 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (OJ C 329, 7.12.2010, p. 7)

     
  • 30. 
    Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis (consolidated version) (OJ C 83, 7.4.2009, p. 1)

     
  • 31. 
    France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom

     
  • 32. 
    Temporary Union framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis (OJ C 6, 11.1.2011, p. 5)

     
  • 33. 
    The Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece, European Economy, Occasional Papers 61, May 2010

     
  • 34. 
    Case N260/2010 Third prolongation of Greek bank support scheme (OJ C 238, 3.9.2010, p. 3)

     
  • 35. 
    Case N328/2010 Recapitalisation of credit institutions in Greece under the Financial Stability Fund (OJ C 316, 20.11.2010, p. 7)

     
  • 36. 
    MEMO/10/624

     
  • 37. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (OJ L 102, 23.4.2010, p. 1-7)

     
  • 38. 
    Commission notice
     
  • 39. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 1217/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union to categories of research and development agreements (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 36) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 43)

     
  • 40. 
    Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 11, 14.1.2011, p. 1)

     
  • 41. 
    An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era: Putting Competitiveness and Sustainability at Centre State (COM(2010) 614)

     
  • 42. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 267/2010 of 24 March 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 43. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 of 27 May 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2010, p. 52)

     
  • 44. 
    White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2008) 165 final)

     
  • 45. 
    Cases COMP/38511 DRAMs , COMP/39092 Bathroom fittings
     
  • 46. 
    See Point 35 of the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003 (OJ C 210, 1.9.2006, p. 2-5)

     
  • 47. 
    Case COMP/39596 BA/AA/IB . See IP/10/936 and MEMO/10/330, 14.7.2010.

     
  • 48. 
    Case COMP/39398 Visa MIF . See IP/10/1684, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 49. 
    Case COMP/34579 MasterCard . See IP/09/515, 1.4.2009.

     
  • 50. 
    Case COMP/39510 ONP . See IP/10/1683, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 51. 
    See section 2.2. infra .

     
  • 52. 
    See section 2.4. infra .

     
  • 53. 
    Case COMP/M.5529 Oracle / Sun Microsystems (OJ C 91, 9.4.2010, p. 7)

     
  • 54. 
    Case COMP/M.5675 Syngenta / Monsanto's sunflower seed business . See IP/10/1515, 17.11.2010.

     
  • 55. 
    Case COMP/M.5658 Unilever / Sara Lee Bodycare . See IP/10/1514, 17.11.2010.

     
  • 56. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3)

     
  • 57. 
    State aid scoreboard
     
  • 58. 
    Code of Best Practice for the conduct of State aid control procedures (OJ C 136, 16.6.2009, p. 13-20)

     
  • 59. 
    Notice from the Commission on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain types of State aid (OJ C 136, 16.6.2009, p. 3-12)

     
  • 60. 
    The total covers aid to manufacturing, services, coal, agriculture, fisheries and part of the transport sector but excludes, due to the lack of comparable data, aid to the railway sector and aid for compensation for services of general economic interest. Aid amounts refer to the aid element (or gross grant equivalent in case of guarantees or loans) contained in a State aid measure as opposed to figures in point 35 mentioning amounts of aid used by Member States. See the State aid scoreboard
     
  • 61. 
    Guidelines on national regional aid 2007-2013 (OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13-44)

     
  • 62. 
    Cases N641/2009 Solibro GmbH , N221/2009 Wacker Chemie AG , N237/2010 Sovello3 and N285/2009 Silicio Solar

     
  • 63. 
    Cases N261/2009 Liebherr MCCtec Rostock GmbH and N27/2010 Fiat Powertrain Technologies in Verrone

     
  • 64. 
    Case C34/2008 Deutsche Solar AG (OJ L 7, 11.1.2010, p. 40-47)

     
  • 65. 
    Case C27/2008 Sovello AG (formerly EverQ) SME bonus (OJ L 167, 1.7.2010, p. 21-38)

     
  • 66. 
    Case C8/2009 Fri-el Acerra s.r.l

     
  • 67. 
    Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (OJ C 82, 1.4.2008, p. 1)

     
  • 68. 
    See the Communication on an 'Innovation Union' (COM(2010) 546 final).

     
  • 69. 
    Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation (OJ C 323, 30.12.2006, p. 1-26)

     
  • 70. 
    Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ C 194, 18.8.2006, p. 2)

     
  • 71. 
    Council decision of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 24-29)

     
  • 72. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal industry ( OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 1-8)

     
  • 73. 
    Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 (OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p. 1)

     
  • 74. 
    2009 Study on the enforcement of State aid law at national level available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid

     
  • 75. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/state_aid

     
  • 76. 
    These figures do not include State aid granted to the agricultural, fishery and transport sectors.

     
  • 77. 
    Actions under Article 108(2) are aimed at condemning a Member State for non-implementation of a State aid recovery decision.

     
  • 78. 
    Actions under Article 260(2) are infringement actions aimed at condemning a Member State for non-implementation of a Court judgment, and may include the payment of fines.

     
  • 79. 
    See section 1.1. infra .

     
  • 80. 
    In EEA countries where the domestic MIF rates apply in the absence of other MIFs or are set directly by Visa Europe.

     
  • 81. 
    Case COMP/39398 Visa MIF . See IP/10/1684, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 82. 
    Case COMP/34579 MasterCard . See IP/09/515, 1.4.2009.

     
  • 83. 
    Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in Euros and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 (COM(2010) 775 final, 2010/373 COD)

     
  • 84. 
    Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (COM(2010) 484/5, 2010/0250 COD)

     
  • 85. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 267/2010 of 24 March 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 1-7)

     
  • 86. 
    Cases COMP/M.5948 Santander / Rainbow and COMP/M.5960 Crédit Agricole / Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia / Agences Intesa Sanpaolo

     
  • 87. 
    Case COMP/M.5580 Blackrock / Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings

     
  • 88. 
    Cases COMP/M.5728 Credit Agricole / Société Générale Asset Management and COMP/M.5726 Deutsche Bank / Sal. Oppenheim

     
  • 89. 
    Cases COMP/M.5948 Santander / Rainbow and COMP/M.5968 A dvent / Bain capital / RBS Worldpay

     
  • 90. 
    See the Commission's Communications on 'A resource-efficient Europe' (COM(2011) 21 final) and on "Energy 2020
     
  • 91. 
    Case COMP/39386 Long term electricity contracts in France (OJ C 133, 22.5.2010, p. 5-6)

     
  • 92. 
    Case COMP/39351 Swedish Interconnectors (OJ C 142, 1.6.2010, p. 28-29)

     
  • 93. 
    Case COMP/39317 E.On Gas Foreclosure . See IP/10/494, 4.5.2010.

     
  • 94. 
    Case COMP/39315 ENI . See IP/10/1197, 29.9.2010.

     
  • 95. 
    Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (OJ C 82, 1.4.2008, p.1)

     
  • 96. 
    Case N450/2009 Top Gas Recycling (TGR) Project - Aid to Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH (OJ C 94, 14.4.2010, p. 9)

     
  • 97. 
    Case N650/2009 Aid for the realisation of a biomass (wood) fueled thermo boiler

     
  • 98. 
    Case N295/2008 Investment aid to Mellach power plant (OJ C 154, 12.6.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 99. 
    Cases N135/2000 Aid for the Remediation of a Contaminated Site in Linz (OJ C 312, 17.11.2010, p. 5-6) and N197/2010 Individual Aid for the Remediation of the Contaminated Site in Unterkärnten (OJ C 265, 30.9.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 100. 
    Case N381/2010 CCS project in Rotterdam harbour area

     
  • 101. 
    Case N190/2009 CO 2 Catch-up pilot project at Nuon Buggenum plant (OJ C 238, 3.9.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 102. 
    Case N675/2009 Tender for Aid for New Electricity Generation Capacity (OJ C 213, 6.8.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 103. 
    Case N718/2009 Development of marginal offshore gas fields (OJ C 270, 6.10.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 104. 
    Case N178/2010 Preferential dispatch of indigenous coal plants (OJ C 312, 17.11.2010, p. 6)

     
  • 105. 
    Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37)

     
  • 106. 
    Community framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (OJ C 297, 29.11.2005, p. 4)

     
  • 107. 
    A Digital Agenda for Europe (COM(2010) 245 final/2)

     
  • 108. 
    Market Reviews under the EU Regulatory Framework
     
  • 109. 
    Case COMP/39525 Telekomunikacja Polska . See IP/10/213, 1.3.2010.

     
  • 110. 
    Case COMP/M.5650 T-Mobile / Orange (OJ C 108, 28.4.2010, p. 4)

     
  • 111. 
    Community guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband networks (OJ C 235, 30.9.2009, p. 7-25)

     
  • 112. 
    See IP/10/1175, 25.9.2010.

     
  • 113. 
    Cases COMP/39511 IBM Corporation , COMP/39790 TurboHercules/IBM and COMP/39692 IBM Maintenance Services . See IP/10/1006, 26.7.2010.

     
  • 114. 
    Cases COMP/39740 Foundem/Google , COMP/39775 Ejustice/Google and COMP/39768 Ciao/Google . See IP/10/1624, 30.11.2010.

     
  • 115. 
    Case COMP/39530 Microsoft (tying) (OJ C 36, 13.2.2010, p. 7).

     
  • 116. 
    Case COMP/M.5529 Oracle / Sun Microsystems (OJ C 91, 9.4.2010, p. 7)

     
  • 117. 
    Case COMP/M.5669 Cisco / Tandberg . See IP/10/377, 29.3.2010.

     
  • 118. 
    Commission Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services (OJ L 249, 17.9.2002, p. 21-26)

     
  • 119. 
    Case COMP/M.5932 News Corp / BSkyB . See IP/10/1767, 21.12.2010.

     
  • 120. 
    Cases C27/2009 Subvention pluriannuelle pour France Télévisions and C38/2009 New tax-based funding system for public broadcasting in Spain (OJ L 1, 4.1.2011, p. 9-19)

     
  • 121. 
    Case E5/2005 Yearly financing of Dutch public broadcasters (OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 4)

     
  • 122. 
    Executive Summary of the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry, 8.7.2009

     
  • 123. 
    Council Directive 89/105/EEC of 21 December 1988 relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 8-11)

     
  • 124. 
    Proposal for a Council decision authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (COM(2010) 790 final, 2010/0384 NLE)

     
  • 125. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/pharmaceuticals

     
  • 126. 
    Case COMP/39612 Servier (perindopril)

     
  • 127. 
    Case COMP/39226 Lundbeck .

     
  • 128. 
    Available at: www.oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press

     
  • 129. 
    Cases COMP/M.5661 Abbott / Solvay Pharmaceuticals (OJ C 89, 7.4.2010, p. 1) and COMP/M.5778 Novartis / Alcon

     
  • 130. 
    Case COMP/39510 ONP. See IP/10/1683, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 131. 
    Case COMP/39596 BA/AA/IB . See IP/10/936 and MEMO/10/330, 14.7.2010.

     
  • 132. 
    Case COMP/M.5747 British Airways / Iberia (OJ C 241, 8.9.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 133. 
    Case COMP/M.5889 United Airlines / Continental Airlines (OJ C 225, 20.8.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 134. 
    Case COMP/M.5830 Olympic Air / Aegean Airlines, (OJ C 174, 1.7.2010, p. 16)

     
  • 135. 
    Cases NN65/2009 Derry Airport (OJ C 144, 3.6.2010, p. 27), N397/2009 Vaasa Airport (OJ C 29, 5.2.2010), N286/2010 Oulu Airport and N41/2010 Riga Airport (OJ C 143, 2.6.2010)

     
  • 136. 
    Case C12/2008 (ex NN74/2007) Agreement between Bratislava Airport and Ryanair

     
  • 137. 
    Case C6/2010 Possible State aid implications of a loan provided by Osinek a.s . See IP/10/179, 24.2.2010.

     
  • 138. 
    Case C38/2010 Malév Hungarian Airlines . See IP/10/1753, 21.12.2010.

     
  • 139. 
    Case N504/2010 Air Malta plc . See IP/10/1509, 15.11.2010.

     
  • 140. 
    Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area (COM(2010) 475 final, COD 2010/0253)

     
  • 141. 
    Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger services by rail and road repealing Council regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and No 1107/70 (OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 1-13)

     
  • 142. 
    Case C41/2008 Public service contracts between the Danish Government and Dankse Statbaner . See IP/10/178, 24.2.2010.

     
  • 143. 
    Case N726/2009 Aide à la restructuration des activités 'fret' de la SA de droit public SNCB . See IP/10/615, 26.5.2010.

     
  • 144. 
    Case N402/2010 Rescue aid for the Bulgarian State Railways EAD (BDZ) . See IP/10/1733.

     
  • 145. 
    Case COMP/M.5855 Deutsche Bahn / Arriva plc (OJ C 276, 13.10.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 146. 
    Case COMP/M.5655 SNCF / LCR / Eurostar (OJ C 272, 8.10.2010, p. 2)

     
  • 147. 
    Case COMP/39699 Baltic Max Feeder . See IP/10/374, 26.3.2010.

     
  • 148. 
    Guidance on State aid complementary to Community funding for the launching of the motorways of the sea (OJ C 317, 12.12.2008, p. 10)

     
  • 149. 
    Cases N573/2009 and N647/2009 Aide à la mise en
     
  • 150. 
    Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (OJ L 52, 27.2.2008, p. 3)

     
  • 151. 
    Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

     
  • 152. 
    Case C36/2007 Complaint against the German State for unlawful State aid to Deutsche Post (OJ C 245, 19.10.2007 p. 21)

     
  • 153. 
    Case C-399/08 P European Commission v Deutsche Post AG

     
  • 154. 
    Case C20/2009 (ex N763/2002) Mesures en faveur de La Poste (OJ C 176, 29.7.2009, p. 17)

     
  • 155. 
    Case C56/2007 Garantie d'Etat illimitée - La Poste (France) (OJ L 274, 19.10.2010, p. 1)

     
  • 156. 
    Loi No 2010-123 du 9 février 2010 relative à l'entreprise publique La Poste et aux activités postales

     
  • 157. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 of 27 May 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2010, p. 52-57)

     
  • 158. 
    Supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles and for the distribution of spare parts for motor vehicles (OJ C 138, 28.5.2010, p. 16)

     
  • 159. 
    Case COMP/M.5789 Geely / Daqing / Volvo Cars (OJ C 187, 10.7.2010, p. 3)

     
  • 160. 
    Case N541/2009 State guarantee in favour of SAAB

     
  • 161. 
    Case N520/2010 State guarantees in favour of Volvo Personvagnar AB (Volvo Cars Corporation)

     
  • 162. 
    Commission decision of 30.7.2010 (OJ C 210, 3.8.2010, p. 4), see also A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (COM(2009) 591 final).

     
  • 163. 
    Proposal of 9 December 2010 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (COM(2010) 728)

     
  • 164. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 165. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1-25)

     
  • 166. 
    ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en

     
  • 167. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 168. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 169. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/consumers/empowerment/eccg_en

     
  • 170. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/reports

     
  • 171. 
    Flash Eurobarometer Survey "EU citizens' perceptions about competition policy" by Gallup Hungary and Eurobarometer Qualititive Study 'DG Competition stakeholder Study' by TNS
     
  • 172. 
    Framework Agreement of 20 October 2010 on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission

     
  • 173. 
    ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en

     
  • 174. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1971, p. 13

     
  • 175. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 176. 
    Such as the Sugar cartel
     
  • 177. 
    Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13)

     
  • 178. 
    The European Commission
     
  • 179. 
    Introduced in 2004 in Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1-22)

     
  • 180. 
    Such as in cases Korsnas/Assidoman Cartonboard or T-Mobile Austria/Tele.ring

     
  • 181. 
    Guidance on the Commission's enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings (OJ C 45, 24.2.2009, p. 7-20)

     
  • 182. 
    The foundations of the concept of State aid were laid out already in 1961 in the Case 30-59 De Gezamenlijke Steenkolenmijnen in Limburg v Haute Autorité de la Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l'Acier
     
  • 183. 
    The European Commission, 1958-1972
     
  • 184. 
    Case C-70/72 Commission v Germany
     
  • 185. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1989, p. 14

     
  • 186. 
    In particular the Andreatta / Van Miert agreement of July 1993 concerning certain public undertakings in Italy (see IP/93/734, 8.9.1993) and the Monti / Koch-Weser agreement of July 2001 on the German system of State guarantees for public law credit institutions (see IP/01/1007, 17.7.2001).

     
  • 187. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1-25)

     
  • 188. 
    State Aid Scoreboard
     
  • 189. 
    Case C-453/99 Courage v Crehan
     
  • 190. 
    White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2008) 165 final)

     
  • 191. 
    Report on the functioning of Regulation 1/2003 (COM(2009) 206 final)

     
  • 192. 
    Report on Competition Policy 1992, p. 15

     
  • 193. 
    Report by Professor M. Monti to the President of the European Commission: 'A new Strategy for the Single Market' of 9.5.2010

     
  • 194. 
    Communication on the application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis (OJ C 270, 25.10.2008, p.

    8)

     
  • 195. 
    Communication on the recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition (OJ C 10, 15.1.2009, p.

    2)

     
  • 196. 
    Communication on the treatment of impaired assets in the Community banking sector (OJ C 72 of 26.3.2009, p.

    1)

     
  • 197. 
    Communication on the return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rule (OJ C 195, 19.8.2009, p.

    9)

     
  • 198. 
    State aid scoreboard
     
  • 199. 
    Cases N372/2009 Viability plan for Aegon , C9/2009 Restructuring of Dexia , N256/2009 Restructuring aid for Ethias , C26/2009 Restructuring aid for Parex and C32/29 Restructuring of Sparkasse Köln/Bonn

     
  • 200. 
    Case C33/2009 Restructuring of BPP

     
  • 201. 
    Communication on the application, after 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (OJ C 329, 7.12.2010, p.

    7)

     
  • 202. 
    Temporary framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis (consolidated version) (OJ C 83, 7.4.2009, p.

    1)

     
  • 203. 
    France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom

     
  • 204. 
    Temporary Union framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial and economic crisis (OJ C 6, 11.1.2011, p.

    5)

     
  • 205. 
    The Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece, European Economy, Occasional Papers 61, May 2010

     
  • 206. 
    Case N260/2010 Third prolongation of Greek bank support scheme (OJ C 238, 3.9.2010, p.

    3)

     
  • 207. 
    Case N328/2010 Recapitalisation of credit institutions in Greece under the Financial Stability Fund (OJ C 316, 20.11.2010, p.

    7)

     
  • 208. 
    MEMO/10/624

     
  • 209. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 of 20 April 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices (OJ L 102, 23.4.2010, p. 1-7)

     
  • 210. 
    Commission notice
     
  • 211. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 1217/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union to categories of research and development agreements (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 36) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to categories of specialisation agreements (OJ L 335, 18.12.2010, p. 43)

     
  • 212. 
    Guidelines on the applicability of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to horizontal cooperation agreements (OJ C 11, 14.1.2011, p.

    1)

     
  • 213. 
    An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era: Putting Competitiveness and Sustainability at Centre State (COM(2010) 614)

     
  • 214. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 267/2010 of 24 March 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 215. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 of 27 May 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2010, p. 52)

     
  • 216. 
    White Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2008) 165 final)

     
  • 217. 
    Cases COMP/38511 DRAMs , COMP/39092 Bathroom fittings
     
  • 218. 
    See Point 35 of the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003 (OJ C 210, 1.9.2006, p. 2-5)

     
  • 219. 
    Case COMP/39596 BA/AA/IB . See IP/10/936 and MEMO/10/330, 14.7.2010.

     
  • 220. 
    Case COMP/39398 Visa MIF . See IP/10/1684, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 221. 
    Case COMP/34579 MasterCard . See IP/09/515, 1.4.2009.

     
  • 222. 
    Case COMP/39510 ONP . See IP/10/1683, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 223. 
    See section 2.2. infra .

     
  • 224. 
    See section 2.4. infra .

     
  • 225. 
    Case COMP/M.5529 Oracle / Sun Microsystems (OJ C 91, 9.4.2010, p.

    7)

     
  • 226. 
    Case COMP/M.5675 Syngenta / Monsanto's sunflower seed business . See IP/10/1515, 17.11.2010.

     
  • 227. 
    Case COMP/M.5658 Unilever / Sara Lee Bodycare . See IP/10/1514, 17.11.2010.

     
  • 228. 
    Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Article 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p.

    3)

     
  • 229. 
    State aid scoreboard
     
  • 230. 
    Code of Best Practice for the conduct of State aid control procedures (OJ C 136, 16.6.2009, p. 13-20)

     
  • 231. 
    Notice from the Commission on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain types of State aid (OJ C 136, 16.6.2009, p. 3-12)

     
  • 232. 
    The total covers aid to manufacturing, services, coal, agriculture, fisheries and part of the transport sector but excludes, due to the lack of comparable data, aid to the railway sector and aid for compensation for services of general economic interest. Aid amounts refer to the aid element (or gross grant equivalent in case of guarantees or loans) contained in a State aid measure as opposed to figures in point 35 mentioning amounts of aid used by Member States. See the State aid scoreboard
     
  • 233. 
    Guidelines on national regional aid 2007-2013 (OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13-44)

     
  • 234. 
    Cases N641/2009 Solibro GmbH , N221/2009 Wacker Chemie AG , N237/2010 Sovello3 and N285/2009 Silicio Solar

     
  • 235. 
    Cases N261/2009 Liebherr MCCtec Rostock GmbH and N27/2010 Fiat Powertrain Technologies in Verrone

     
  • 236. 
    Case C34/2008 Deutsche Solar AG (OJ L 7, 11.1.2010, p. 40-47)

     
  • 237. 
    Case C27/2008 Sovello AG (formerly EverQ) SME bonus (OJ L 167, 1.7.2010, p. 21-38)

     
  • 238. 
    Case C8/2009 Fri-el Acerra s.r.l

     
  • 239. 
    Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (OJ C 82, 1.4.2008, p.

    1)

     
  • 240. 
    See the Communication on an 'Innovation Union' (COM(2010) 546 final).

     
  • 241. 
    Community framework for State aid for research and development and innovation (OJ C 323, 30.12.2006, p. 1-26)

     
  • 242. 
    Community guidelines on State aid to promote risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ C 194, 18.8.2006, p.

    2)

     
  • 243. 
    Council decision of 10 December 2010 on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 24-29)

     
  • 244. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State aid to the coal industry ( OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 1-8)

     
  • 245. 
    Community guidelines for State aid in the agriculture and forestry sector 2007-2013 (OJ C 319, 27.12.2006, p.

    1)

     
  • 246. 
    2009 Study on the enforcement of State aid law at national level available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid

     
  • 247. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/state_aid

     
  • 248. 
    These figures do not include State aid granted to the agricultural, fishery and transport sectors.

     
  • 249. 
    Actions under Article 108(2) are aimed at condemning a Member State for non-implementation of a State aid recovery decision.

     
  • 250. 
    Actions under Article 260(2) are infringement actions aimed at condemning a Member State for non-implementation of a Court judgment, and may include the payment of fines.

     
  • 251. 
    See section 1.1. infra .

     
  • 252. 
    In EEA countries where the domestic MIF rates apply in the absence of other MIFs or are set directly by Visa Europe.

     
  • 253. 
    Case COMP/39398 Visa MIF . See IP/10/1684, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 254. 
    Case COMP/34579 MasterCard . See IP/09/515, 1.4.2009.

     
  • 255. 
    Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in Euros and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 (COM(2010) 775 final, 2010/373 COD)

     
  • 256. 
    Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (COM(2010) 484/5, 2010/0250 COD)

     
  • 257. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 267/2010 of 24 March 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices in the insurance sector (OJ L 83, 30.3.2010, p. 1-7)

     
  • 258. 
    Cases COMP/M.5948 Santander / Rainbow and COMP/M.5960 Crédit Agricole / Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia / Agences Intesa Sanpaolo

     
  • 259. 
    Case COMP/M.5580 Blackrock / Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings

     
  • 260. 
    Cases COMP/M.5728 Credit Agricole / Société Générale Asset Management and COMP/M.5726 Deutsche Bank / Sal. Oppenheim

     
  • 261. 
    Cases COMP/M.5948 Santander / Rainbow and COMP/M.5968 A dvent / Bain capital / RBS Worldpay

     
  • 262. 
    See the Commission's Communications on 'A resource-efficient Europe' (COM(2011) 21 final) and on "Energy 2020
     
  • 263. 
    Case COMP/39386 Long term electricity contracts in France (OJ C 133, 22.5.2010, p. 5-6)

     
  • 264. 
    Case COMP/39351 Swedish Interconnectors (OJ C 142, 1.6.2010, p. 28-29)

     
  • 265. 
    Case COMP/39317 E.On Gas Foreclosure . See IP/10/494, 4.5.2010.

     
  • 266. 
    Case COMP/39315 ENI . See IP/10/1197, 29.9.2010.

     
  • 267. 
    Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (OJ C 82, 1.4.2008, p.1)

     
  • 268. 
    Case N450/2009 Top Gas Recycling (TGR) Project - Aid to Arcelor Mittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH (OJ C 94, 14.4.2010, p.

    9)

     
  • 269. 
    Case N650/2009 Aid for the realisation of a biomass (wood) fueled thermo boiler

     
  • 270. 
    Case N295/2008 Investment aid to Mellach power plant (OJ C 154, 12.6.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 271. 
    Cases N135/2000 Aid for the Remediation of a Contaminated Site in Linz (OJ C 312, 17.11.2010, p. 5-6) and N197/2010 Individual Aid for the Remediation of the Contaminated Site in Unterkärnten (OJ C 265, 30.9.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 272. 
    Case N381/2010 CCS project in Rotterdam harbour area

     
  • 273. 
    Case N190/2009 CO 2 Catch-up pilot project at Nuon Buggenum plant (OJ C 238, 3.9.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 274. 
    Case N675/2009 Tender for Aid for New Electricity Generation Capacity (OJ C 213, 6.8.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 275. 
    Case N718/2009 Development of marginal offshore gas fields (OJ C 270, 6.10.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 276. 
    Case N178/2010 Preferential dispatch of indigenous coal plants (OJ C 312, 17.11.2010, p.

    6)

     
  • 277. 
    Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37)

     
  • 278. 
    Community framework for State aid in the form of public service compensation (OJ C 297, 29.11.2005, p.

    4)

     
  • 279. 
    A Digital Agenda for Europe (COM(2010) 245 final/2)

     
  • 280. 
    Market Reviews under the EU Regulatory Framework
     
  • 281. 
    Case COMP/39525 Telekomunikacja Polska . See IP/10/213, 1.3.2010.

     
  • 282. 
    Case COMP/M.5650 T-Mobile / Orange (OJ C 108, 28.4.2010, p.

    4)

     
  • 283. 
    Community guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to rapid deployment of broadband networks (OJ C 235, 30.9.2009, p. 7-25)

     
  • 284. 
    See IP/10/1175, 25.9.2010.

     
  • 285. 
    Cases COMP/39511 IBM Corporation , COMP/39790 TurboHercules/IBM and COMP/39692 IBM Maintenance Services . See IP/10/1006, 26.7.2010.

     
  • 286. 
    Cases COMP/39740 Foundem/Google , COMP/39775 Ejustice/Google and COMP/39768 Ciao/Google . See IP/10/1624, 30.11.2010.

     
  • 287. 
    Case COMP/39530 Microsoft (tying) (OJ C 36, 13.2.2010, p.

    7).

     
  • 288. 
    Case COMP/M.5529 Oracle / Sun Microsystems (OJ C 91, 9.4.2010, p.

    7)

     
  • 289. 
    Case COMP/M.5669 Cisco / Tandberg . See IP/10/377, 29.3.2010.

     
  • 290. 
    Commission Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services (OJ L 249, 17.9.2002, p. 21-26)

     
  • 291. 
    Case COMP/M.5932 News Corp / BSkyB . See IP/10/1767, 21.12.2010.

     
  • 292. 
    Cases C27/2009 Subvention pluriannuelle pour France Télévisions and C38/2009 New tax-based funding system for public broadcasting in Spain (OJ L 1, 4.1.2011, p. 9-19)

     
  • 293. 
    Case E5/2005 Yearly financing of Dutch public broadcasters (OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p.

    4)

     
  • 294. 
    Executive Summary of the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry, 8.7.2009

     
  • 295. 
    Council Directive 89/105/EEC of 21 December 1988 relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems (OJ L 40, 11.2.1989, p. 8-11)

     
  • 296. 
    Proposal for a Council decision authorising enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (COM(2010) 790 final, 2010/0384 NLE)

     
  • 297. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/pharmaceuticals

     
  • 298. 
    Case COMP/39612 Servier (perindopril)

     
  • 299. 
    Case COMP/39226 Lundbeck .

     
  • 300. 
    Available at: www.oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press

     
  • 301. 
    Cases COMP/M.5661 Abbott / Solvay Pharmaceuticals (OJ C 89, 7.4.2010, p.

    1) and COMP/M.5778 Novartis / Alcon

     
  • 302. 
    Case COMP/39510 ONP. See IP/10/1683, 8.12.2010.

     
  • 303. 
    Case COMP/39596 BA/AA/IB . See IP/10/936 and MEMO/10/330, 14.7.2010.

     
  • 304. 
    Case COMP/M.5747 British Airways / Iberia (OJ C 241, 8.9.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 305. 
    Case COMP/M.5889 United Airlines / Continental Airlines (OJ C 225, 20.8.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 306. 
    Case COMP/M.5830 Olympic Air / Aegean Airlines, (OJ C 174, 1.7.2010, p. 16)

     
  • 307. 
    Cases NN65/2009 Derry Airport (OJ C 144, 3.6.2010, p. 27), N397/2009 Vaasa Airport (OJ C 29, 5.2.2010), N286/2010 Oulu Airport and N41/2010 Riga Airport (OJ C 143, 2.6.2010)

     
  • 308. 
    Case C12/2008 (ex NN74/2007) Agreement between Bratislava Airport and Ryanair

     
  • 309. 
    Case C6/2010 Possible State aid implications of a loan provided by Osinek a.s . See IP/10/179, 24.2.2010.

     
  • 310. 
    Case C38/2010 Malév Hungarian Airlines . See IP/10/1753, 21.12.2010.

     
  • 311. 
    Case N504/2010 Air Malta plc . See IP/10/1509, 15.11.2010.

     
  • 312. 
    Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a single European railway area (COM(2010) 475 final, COD 2010/0253)

     
  • 313. 
    Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger services by rail and road repealing Council regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and No 1107/70 (OJ L 315, 3.12.2007, p. 1-13)

     
  • 314. 
    Case C41/2008 Public service contracts between the Danish Government and Dankse Statbaner . See IP/10/178, 24.2.2010.

     
  • 315. 
    Case N726/2009 Aide à la restructuration des activités 'fret' de la SA de droit public SNCB . See IP/10/615, 26.5.2010.

     
  • 316. 
    Case N402/2010 Rescue aid for the Bulgarian State Railways EAD (BDZ) . See IP/10/1733.

     
  • 317. 
    Case COMP/M.5855 Deutsche Bahn / Arriva plc (OJ C 276, 13.10.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 318. 
    Case COMP/M.5655 SNCF / LCR / Eurostar (OJ C 272, 8.10.2010, p.

    2)

     
  • 319. 
    Case COMP/39699 Baltic Max Feeder . See IP/10/374, 26.3.2010.

     
  • 320. 
    Guidance on State aid complementary to Community funding for the launching of the motorways of the sea (OJ C 317, 12.12.2008, p. 10)

     
  • 321. 
    Cases N573/2009 and N647/2009 Aide à la mise en
     
  • 322. 
    Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (OJ L 52, 27.2.2008, p.

    3)

     
  • 323. 
    Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia

     
  • 324. 
    Case C36/2007 Complaint against the German State for unlawful State aid to Deutsche Post (OJ C 245, 19.10.2007 p. 21)

     
  • 325. 
    Case C-399/08 P European Commission v Deutsche Post AG

     
  • 326. 
    Case C20/2009 (ex N763/2002) Mesures en faveur de La Poste (OJ C 176, 29.7.2009, p. 17)

     
  • 327. 
    Case C56/2007 Garantie d'Etat illimitée - La Poste (France) (OJ L 274, 19.10.2010, p.

    1)

     
  • 328. 
    Loi No 2010-123 du 9 février 2010 relative à l'entreprise publique La Poste et aux activités postales

     
  • 329. 
    Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 of 27 May 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2010, p. 52-57)

     
  • 330. 
    Supplementary guidelines on vertical restraints in agreements for the sale and repair of motor vehicles and for the distribution of spare parts for motor vehicles (OJ C 138, 28.5.2010, p. 16)

     
  • 331. 
    Case COMP/M.5789 Geely / Daqing / Volvo Cars (OJ C 187, 10.7.2010, p.

    3)

     
  • 332. 
    Case N541/2009 State guarantee in favour of SAAB

     
  • 333. 
    Case N520/2010 State guarantees in favour of Volvo Personvagnar AB (Volvo Cars Corporation)

     
  • 334. 
    Commission decision of 30.7.2010 (OJ C 210, 3.8.2010, p.

    4), see also A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (COM(2009) 591 final).

     
  • 335. 
    Proposal of 9 December 2010 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (COM(2010) 728)

     
  • 336. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 337. 
    Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1-25)

     
  • 338. 
    ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en

     
  • 339. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 340. 
    Cases C-56/64 and C-58/64 Grunding-Consten
     
  • 341. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/consumers/empowerment/eccg_en

     
  • 342. 
    Available at: ec.europa.eu/competition/publications/reports

     
  • 343. 
    Flash Eurobarometer Survey "EU citizens' perceptions about competition policy" by Gallup Hungary and Eurobarometer Qualititive Study 'DG Competition stakeholder Study' by TNS
     
  • 344. 
    Framework Agreement of 20 October 2010 on relations between the European Parliament and the
     
  • 345. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 346. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 347. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 348. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 349. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.