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Antitrust

Antitrust brings together cartel investigation, dominance review and merger assessment.

COMauthorityUnion-wide competence

The public purpose

Antitrust brings together cartel investigation, dominance review and merger assessment.

Operational teams

COM.01.01
Cartel investigation

Investigate evidence that competing suppliers coordinate conduct against public market access.

COM.01.02
Dominance review

Assess whether a powerful provider restricts access beyond a justified operating need.

COM.01.03
Merger assessment

Examine a merger's effects on market choice and essential public interfaces.

Programme responsibilities

Assessment evidence
Cartel investigation finding; Dominant-provider conduct assessment; Merger compatibility determination
Accountable output
Antitrust integrated programme finding
Programme custodian
Antitrust
Independent review
Union Ombudsman

Requests and referrals

SVC-024
Appeal an unfair essential-service contract

A consumer redress case with essential continuity protections.

INT-006
Refer a monopolistic gateway

A competition referral with protected continuity of essential transport.

Antitrust / division of work

COM.01.01

Cartel investigation

Investigate evidence that competing suppliers coordinate conduct against public market access.

Accountable output
Cartel investigation finding
COM.01.02

Dominance review

Assess whether a powerful provider restricts access beyond a justified operating need.

Accountable output
Dominant-provider conduct assessment
COM.01.03

Merger assessment

Examine a merger's effects on market choice and essential public interfaces.

Accountable output
Merger compatibility determination

Authority for antitrust integrated programme finding

Subject-specific assessment
Parallel prices alone are treated as proof of agreement
Shared legal framework
Competition & Consumer Authority / powers
Handling complaint
Union Ombudsman
Contested legal finding
Union Court of Justice

Choose your route

Office output: Antitrust integrated programme finding