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03 05 – Cairtéil, in aghaidh trustaí, agus léirscaoileadh.
03 05 – Cartels, anti-trust and liberalisation.
03 05 – Cairtéil, in aghaidh trustaí, agus léirscaoileadh.
03 05 – Cartels, anti-trust and liberalisation.
Beidh an malartú faisnéise i gcomhréir le rialacha in aghaidh trustaí.
The exchange of information will be in line with antitrust rules.
Ní mór an malartú faisnéise a bheith i gcomhréir le rialacha in aghaidh trustaí.
The exchange of information will have to be compliant with antitrust rules.
Chuidigh forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí leis an aistriú digiteach agus Margadh Aonair atá láidir agus athléimneach
Enforcement in antitrust contributed to the digital transition and a strong and resilient Single Market
Chuidigh forfheidhmiúcháin in aghaidh trustaí agus rialú cumaisc leis an aistriú glas
Antitrust enforcement and merger control contributed to the green transition
Forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí sna Seirbhísí Airgeadais
Antitrust enforcement in financial services
Treoirlínte maidir le maolú in aghaidh trustaí le haghaidh comhaontuithe inbhuanaitheachta sa talmhaíocht;
Guidelines on the antitrust derogation for sustainability agreements in agriculture;
RES 1.4.: Meastachán ar thairbhí custaiméara mar thoradh ar idirghabhálacha neamh-chairtéil in aghaidh trustaí
RES 1.4.: Estimate of customer benefits resulting from non-cartel antitrust interventions
Rialacha agus treoraíocht maidir le cumaisc agus in aghaidh trustaí a thabhairt cothrom le dáta
Updating antitrust and merger rules and guidance
Chuidigh forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí leis an aistriú digiteach agus Margadh Aonair atá láidir agus athléimneach.
Enforcement in antitrust contributed to the digital transition and a strong and resilient Single Market.
Chuidigh forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí leis an aistriú digiteach agus Margadh Aonair atá láidir agus athléimneach
Antitrust enforcement contributed to the digital transition and a strong and resilient Single Market
Chuidigh forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí leis an aistriú glas
Antitrust enforcement contributed to the green transition
Forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí sna hearnálacha seirbhísí airgeadais agus árachais
Antitrust enforcement in the financial services and insurance sectors
In earnáil an fhuinnimh, sheol an Ghréig an Spriocshamhail le haghaidh an mhargaidh leictreachais agus d’aontaigh sí le leigheas in aghaidh trustaí lenar féidir leis na hiomaitheoirí i gCorparáid na Cumhachta Poiblí, an t-oibreoir leictreachais atá faoi úinéireacht stáit na Gréige, níos mó leictreachais a cheannach ar bhonn is fadtéarmaí, agus ar an gcaoi sin, cás seanbhunaithe in aghaidh trustaí a dhúnadh.
In the energy sector, Greece launched the Target Model for the electricity market and agreed to an anti-trust remedy allowing the competitors of the Public Power Corporation, the Greek state-owned electricity incumbent, to purchase more electricity on a longer-term basis, thereby drawing to a close a long-standing anti-trust case.
03 02 - Comhordú beartais, an Gréasán Eorpach Iomaíochta, agus comhar idirnáisiúnta, agus 03 05 - Cairtéil, in aghaidh trustaí, agus léirscaoileadh.
03 02 - Policy coordination, European Competition Network and international cooperation, and 03 05 - Cartels, anti-trust and liberalisation.
Costais a bhaineann leis na bearta forfheidhmiúcháin in aghaidh trustaí a dhéanann na húdaráis iomaíochta náisiúnta (costais vs. méid na bhfíneálacha arna ngearradh).
Cost of NCAs' antitrust enforcement activity (costs vs. amount of fines imposed).
Rialacha agus treoraíocht maidir le cumaisc agus in aghaidh trustaí a nuashonrú chun iad a dhéanamh oiriúnach do dhúshláin nua
Updating antitrust and merger rules and guidance to make them fit for new challenges
Déanfaidh an t-imscrúdú foirmiúil in aghaidh trustaí measúnú chomh maith an gceanglaíonn Facebook an Margadh Facebook, an tseirbhís fógraíochta aicmithe ar líne de chuid na gnólachta, lena líonra sóisialta féin.
The formal antitrust investigation will also assess whether or not Facebook ties Facebook Marketplace, the company’s online classified ads service, to its own social network.
I mí an Mheithimh 2021, thosaigh an Coimisiún imscrúdú foirmiúil in aghaidh trustaí in earnáil na fógraíochta ar líne.
In June 2021, the Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into the online advertising sector.
Tháinig an Coimisiún ar an gconclúid gur sháraigh Bank of America, Natixis, Nomura, RBS (anois NatWest), UBS, UniCredit agus WestLB (anois Portigon) rialacha an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí.
The Commission concluded that Bank of America, Natixis, Nomura, RBS (now NatWest), UBS, UniCredit and WestLB (now Portigon) breached EU antitrust rules.
Thug an Coimisiún réamhthuairim gur sháraigh Insurance Ireland rialacha an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí trí shrian a chur ar iomaíocht i margadh árachais mótarfheithicle na hÉireann.
The Commission took the preliminary view that Insurance Ireland breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition in the Irish motor vehicle insurance market.
In ainneoin na reachtaíochta agus na gcásanna in aghaidh trustaí, ní thugann institiúidí an Aontais iad féin saor-rogha do thomhaltóirí margaí ceannasacha a úsáid nó imeacht uathu.
Despite the legislation and antitrust cases, Union institutions themselves don`t offer consumers free choice to use or move away from dominating marketplaces.
Maidir le sainiú margaidh an táirge, ghlac BKartA an bharúil arís is arís eile, ina chleachtas cinnidh in aghaidh trustaí, gur margadh ar leithligh é leictreachas EEG.
Concerning the product market definition, the BKartA has repeatedly taken the view, in its antitrust decisional practice, that EEG electricity was a separate market.
In ainneoin na reachtaíochta agus na gcásanna in aghaidh trustaí, ní thugann institiúidí an Aontais iad féin saor-rogha do thomhaltóirí margaí ceannasacha a úsáid nó imeacht uathu.
Despite the legislation and antitrust cases, Union institutions themselves do not offer consumers free choice to use or move away from dominating marketplaces.
Measann Ard-Stiúrthóireacht na hIomaíochta go bhfuil luach EUR 145-250 billiún ar choigilteas díreach custaiméirí a gineadh le forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí agus forfheidhmiú cumasc an Choimisiúin thar an tréimhse 2012-2022.
DG Competition estimates that direct customer savings generated by the Commission’s antitrust and merger enforcement over the period 2012-2022 amount to between EUR 145 - 250 billion.
Ar an meán, ghin forfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí agus forfheidhmiú cumasc thart ar EUR 13 bhilliún go EUR 23 bhilliún i dtairbhí díreacha do chustaiméirí in aghaidh na bliana.
On average, antitrust and merger enforcement generated approximately EUR 13 to 23 billion of direct benefits for customer per year.
Comhairliúchán poiblí ar rialacha nós imeachta an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí – meastóireacht, ón 30.6.2022 go dtí an 6.10.2022, féach:
Public consultation on the EU antitrust procedural rules - evaluation, from 30.6.2022 to 6.10.2022, see:
Ar an dóigh chéanna, na daoine arb eol dó go bhfuil cairtéal ann nó an chaoi a bhfeidhmíonn cairtéal, nó sárú de shórt eile ar an dlí in aghaidh trustaí, ba cheart na daoine sin a spreagadh le faisnéis a thabhairt. Bealach amháin le sin a dhéanamh is ea modhanna iontaofa rúnda a chur ar fáil le tuairisciú a dhéanamh.
Similarly, individuals who have knowledge of the existence or functioning of a cartel or other types of antitrust violations should be encouraged to provide that information, e.g. including through the establishment of reliable and confidential reporting channels.
ciallaíonn 'forálacha den dlí iomaíochta náisiúnta' forálacha den dlí náisiúnta arb ionann cuspóir dóibh den chuid is mó agus d'Airteagal 101 agus Airteagal 102 CFAE agus a chuirtear i bhfeidhm ar an gcás céanna agus i gcomhthráth le dlí an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí de bhun Airteagal 3(1) de Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1/2003 cé is moite d'úsáid faisnéise arna fáil ó ráitis trócaire agus aighneachtaí socraíochta dá dtagraítear in Airteagal 29(2) agus diomaite de na forálacha den dlí náisiúnta lena bhforchuirtear pionóis choiriúla ar dhaoine nádúrtha.
̔national competition law provisions̕ means provisions of national law that predominantly pursue the same objective as Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and that are applied to the same case and in parallel to Union antitrust law pursuant to Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 with the exception of the use of information taken from leniency statements and settlement submissions as referred to in Article 29(2) and excluding provisions of national law which impose criminal penalties on natural persons.
athchóiriú institiúideach agus feidhmiú an riaracháin phoiblí éifeachtúil atá dírithe ar an soláthar seirbhíse agus ar ríomh-rialtas, simpliú a dhéanamh ar rialacha agus nósanna imeachta, iniúchóireacht, feabhas a chur ar acmhainn chun cistí an Aontais a ionsú, comhar riaracháin a chur chun cinn, smacht reachta éifeachtach, athchóiriú na gcóras ceartais, fothú acmhainneachta maidir le húdaráis iomaíochta agus údaráis in aghaidh trustaí, maoirseacht airgeadais a neartú, agus an comhrac i gcoinne na calaoise, na héillithe agus an sciúradh airgid a atreisiú;
institutional reform and efficient and service-oriented functioning of public administration and e-government, simplification of rules and procedures, auditing, enhancing capacity to absorb Union funds, promotion of administrative cooperation, effective rule of law, reform of the justice systems, capacity building of competition and antitrust authorities, strengthening of financial supervision and reinforcement of the fight against fraud, corruption and money laundering;
Ina chleachtas cinnteoireachta maidir le cásanna cumaisc agus in aghaidh trustaí, ghlac an Coimisiún le gealltanais eile (e.g. comhaontuithe speisialta pro rata nó rochtain ar chláir rialta d’eitiltí), arb é is aidhm dóibh deireadh a chur le bacainní áirithe ar iontráil nó ar leathnú ar bhealaí sonracha, amhail easpa rochtana ar thrácht friothála nó ar phaisinéirí gnó (go minic baill de chláir fógraí rialta).
The Commission has in its decisional practice in merger and antitrust cases accepted other commitments (e.g. special prorate agreements or access to frequent flyer programmes), aiming at removing certain barriers to entry or expansion on specific routes, such as the lack of access to feeder traffic or to business passengers (often members of frequent flyer programmes).
Cé nach luaitear go sainráite in Airteagal 8b den Rialachán maidir le sliotáin na rialacha maidir le státchabhair, mar a dhéantar i gcás rialacha cumaisc nó in aghaidh trustaí, is féidir a thuiscint go bhfuil rialacha maidir le státchabhair san áireamh in Airteagal 8b.
Although Article 8b of the Slot Regulation does not mention explicitly State aid rules, as it does for merger or antitrust rules, Article 8b can be understood as including State aid rules.
Lean an Coimisiún dá chuid oibre chun margaí a chur ag obair níos fearr do shaoránaigh agus do ghnólachtaí de gach méid trí bhíthin rialacha iomaíochta an Aontais a fhorfheidhmiú sna réimsí in aghaidh trustaí, rialú cumaisc agus rialú státchabhrach – san earnáil dhigiteach agus in earnálacha eile – fad a cuireadh sainiúlachtaí gach margaidh san áireamh.
The Commission continued its work to make markets work better for citizens and businesses of all sizes by enforcing the EU competition rules in the areas of antitrust, merger control and State aid control – in the digital and other sectors – while considering the specificities of each market.
Is é cuspóir an athbhreithnithe leanúnaigh ar phríomh-rialacha maidir le cumaisc agus in aghaidh trustaí ná meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar na rialacha atá i bhfeidhm agus iad a choigeartú i gcás inar ghá, coinneáil suas le forbairtí margadh a chuir athrú ó bhonn ar an mbealach a fheidhmíonn gnólachtaí, lena n-áirítear an fás ar ríomhthráchtáil agus ardáin ar líne.
The purpose of the on-going review of key antitrust and merger rules is to evaluate the rules in force and to adjust them where needed, keeping up with market developments that have transformed the way businesses operate, including the growth of e-commerce and online platforms.
Chuir Ard-Stiúrthóireacht na hIomaíochta tús freisin le tionscadal chun faisnéis chás-bhunaithe atá foilsithe ar shuíomh gréasáin EUROPA a athchóiriú, d’fhonn rochtain, cuardach agus onnmhairiú a sholáthar ar shonraí poiblí a bhaineann le beartas iomaíochta (lena n-áirítear cásanna agus cinntí Státchabhrach, in Aghaidh Trustaí agus Cumaisc).
DG Competition also initiated a project to revamp case-related information published on the EUROPA website, with the aim to better access, search and export public data on competition policy (including State Aid, Antitrust and Merger cases and decisions).
I mí an Mheithimh 2021, thosaigh an Coimisiún imscrúdú foirmiúil in aghaidh trustaí, lena mheasúnú ar sháraigh Facebook rialacha iomaíochta an Aontais trí úsáid a bhaint as sonraí a bailíodh ó fhógróirí, go háirithe, chun dul san iomaíocht leo i margaí ina bhfuil Facebook gníomhach chomh maith, mar shampla fógraí aicmithe.
In June 2021, the Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Facebook violated EU competition rules by using advertising data gathered from, in particular, advertisers to compete with them in markets where Facebook is also active, for example classified ads.
I mí an Mhárta 2021, thosaigh an Coimisiún imscrúdú foirmiúil in aghaidh trustaí chun a chinneadh cibé ar chuir Teva cosc, nó moill, ar theacht isteach gnólachtaí nua a bhí san iomaíocht le druga móréilimh Teva, is é sin Copaxone, rud a bhí chun aimhleasa othar agus córas sláinte.
In March 2021, the Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation to determine whether Teva had abusively blocked or delayed the entry of new firms competing with Teva’s blockbuster drug Copaxone to the detriment of patients and health systems.
I ndiaidh lainseáil an imscrúdaithe in aghaidh trustaí ar earnáil Idirlíon na Rudaí Nithiúla (IoT) de chuid an tomhaltóra in 2020, d’fhoilsigh an Coimisiún réamhthuarascáil le haghaidh comhairliúcháin i mí an Mheithimh 2021.
Following the launch of the antitrust inquiry into the sector of the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) in 2020, the Commission published a preliminary report for consultation in June 2021.
I mí Iúil 2021, chinn an Coimisiún gur sháraigh monaróirí gluaisteáin Daimler,BMW agus Grúpa Volkswagen (Volkswagen, Audi agus Porsche) rialacha in aghaidh trustaí san Aontas óir bhí siad i mbun claonpháirteachais maidir le forbairt theicniúil sa réimse glantóireacht ocsaíde nitrigine i dtaca le gluaisteáin díosail.
In July 2021, the Commission found that the car manufacturers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen group (Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche) breached EU antitrust rules by colluding on technical development in the area of nitrogen oxide cleaning for diesel cars.
Tá cásanna in aghaidh trustaí (AT.40437 Apple — App Store Practices (sruthú ceoil)) tar éis aird a tharraingt ar an bhfadhb a bhaineann le siopaí aipeanna, agus mhol an Coimisiún an Rialachán maidir leis an nGníomh um Margaí Digiteacha chun níos mó iomaíochta a chruthú ar an margadh.
Recent antitrust cases (AT.40437 Apple - App Store Practices (music streaming)) have highlighted the problem with app stores, and the Commission has proposed the Digital Markets Acts Regulation in order to create more competition on the market.
I dtéarmaí sonracha, meastar go ndéanfar idirghabhálacha maidir le cumaisc, cairtéil agus coigilteas in aghaidh trustaí arna nginiúint ag custaiméirí díreacha sa raon EUR 12-21 bhilliún in aghaidh na bliana sa tréimhse 2012-2021 (Tuarascáil Bhliantúil ar an Margadh Aonair 2023, leathanach 18).
In specific terms, it is estimated that interventions concerning mergers, cartels and antitrust generated direct customer savings in the range of EUR 12-21 billion per year in the period 2012-2021 (Annual Single Market Report 2023, page 18).
‘…athchóiriú institiúideach agus feidhmiú éifeachtúil atá dírithe ar sheirbhís den riarachán poiblí agus de ríomhsheirbhísí an rialtais, simpliú a dhéanamh ar rialacha agus nósanna imeachta, iniúchóireacht, feabhas a chur ar acmhainn chun cistí an Aontais a ionsú, comhar riaracháin a chur chun cinn, smacht reachta éifeachtach, athchóiriú na gcóras ceartais, fothú acmhainneachta maidir le húdaráis iomaíochta agus údaráis in aghaidh trustaí, maoirseacht airgeadais a neartú, agus an comhrac i gcoinne na calaoise, an éillithe agus an sciúrtha airgid a atreisiú’ (béim curtha leis).
“….institutional reform and efficient and service-oriented functioning of public administration and e-government, simplification of rules and procedures, auditing, enhancing capacity to absorb Union funds, promotion of administrative cooperation, effective rule of law, reform of the justice systems, capacity building of competition and antitrust authorities, strengthening of financial supervision and reinforcement of the fight against fraud, corruption and money laundering” (emphasis added).
Tá cásanna in aghaidh trustaí (AT.40437 Apple — App Store Practices (sruthú ceoil)) tar éis aird a tharraingt ar an bhfadhb a bhaineann le siopaí aipeanna, agus mhol an Coimisiún an Rialachán maidir leis an nGníomh um Margaí Digiteacha chun níos mó iomaíochta a chruthú ar an margadh.
Recent antitrust cases (AT.40437 Apple - App Store Practices (music streaming)) have highlighted the problem with app stores, and the Commission has proposed the Digital Markets Acts Regulation in order to create more competition on the market.
Ar an gceathrú dul síos, d’áitigh Gerber go bhfuil gníomhaíochtaí áirithe de chuid thionscal na cruach dosmálta san Aontas ag teacht salach ar dhlí an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí nó fiú gur cion coiriúil iad.
Fourth, Gerber argued that certain actions by the Union stainless steel industry run counter to the Union’s anti-trust law or even constitutes a criminal offence.
Ar an gceathrú dul síos, d’áitigh Gerber go bhfuil gníomhaíochtaí áirithe de chuid thionscal na cruach dosmálta san Aontas ag teacht salach ar dhlí an Aontais in aghaidh trustaí nó fiú gur cion coiriúil iad.
Fourth, Gerber argued that certain actions by the Union stainless steel industry run counter to the Union’s anti-trust law or even constitutes a criminal offence.
De bhreis ar na tosca a ndearnadh anailís orthu sna haithrisí roimhe seo, mhaígh STL gur tharla an díobháil ábhartha a bhain do thionscal an Aontais, más ann di, mar gheall ar shuaitheadh sa slabhra soláthair de dheasca phaindéim COVID-19, iomaíocht i measc thionscal an Aontais, féindíobháil mar gheall ar mhéaduithe ar infheistíochtaí, acmhainneacht agus stoic, chomh maith le hiompar frithiomaíoch táirgeoirí áirithe de chuid an Aontais a bhaineann le cinneadh in aghaidh trustaí in 2014 maidir le táirgeoirí cáblaí ardvoltais agus cinntí ina dhiaidh sin le linn na tréimhse faoi bhreathnú sa Bhrasaíl, sa Spáinnagus sa Ríocht Aontaithe.
In addition to the factors analysed in the precedent recitals, STL claimed that the material injury suffered by the Union industry, if any, was due to supply-chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, competition amongst the Union industry, self-inflicted injury due to increases in investments, capacity and stocks, as well as anti-competitive behaviour of certain Union producers referring to a 2014 anti-trust decision on producers of high voltage cables and subsequent decisions over the period considered in Brazil, Spain, and the UK.
A mhéid a bhaineann le hiompraíocht fhrithiomaíoch líomhnaithe thionscal an Aontais, tugann an Coimisiún dá aire gur bhain an t-imscrúdú in aghaidh trustaí ar thagair an táirgeoir onnmhairiúcháin dó le cáblaí cumhachta ardvoltais agus dá bhrí sin nach raibh sé ábhartha don táirge lena mbaineann.
As regards the alleged anti-competitive behaviour of the Union industry, the Commission notes that the antitrust investigation to which the exporting producer referred to, was related to high voltage power cables and therefore not relevant for the product concerned.
Ceann de na dúshláin is mó atá roimh an gCoimisiún – san fhorfheidhmiú in aghaidh trustaí agus i bhforfheidhmiú an rialaithe cumasc araon – is ea conas margaí ábhartha a shainiú i gcás forbairtí dinimiciúla i margaí.
One of the main challenges the Commission faces – in both antitrust and merger control enforcement – is how to define relevant markets when confronted with dynamic developments in markets.
Tháinig dúshláin nua chun cinn le himeacht ama maidir le rialacha iomaíochta a fhorfheidhmiú, mar shampla dúshláin a bhaineann le digitiú an gheilleagair agus leis an gcastacht atá ag méadú maidir leis na himscrúduithe in aghaidh trustaí.
New challenges for the enforcement of competition rules have emerged over time, for example related to the digitalisation of the economy and the increasing complexity of antitrust investigations.
I mí na Samhna 2023, chuir an Coimisiún sé chuideachta agus aon chomhlacht trádála amháin ar an eolas maidir lena réamhthuairim gur sháraigh siad rialacha in aghaidh trustaí trí bheith ag obair as lámh a chéile chun praghsanna ceallraí tosaithe mótarfheithiclí a dhíoltar le táirgeoirí gluaisteán in LEE a ardú.
In November 2023, the Commission informed six companies and one trade association of its preliminary view that they have breached antitrust rules by colluding to increase the prices of automotive starter batteries sold to car producers in the EEA.