free movement of goods
freedom of movement for workers
right of establishment and freedom to provide services
free movement of capital
public procurement
company law
intellectual property law
competition policy
financial services
information society and media
agriculture and rural development
food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy
fisheries
transport policy
energy
taxation
economic and monetary policy
statistics
social policy and employment
enterprise and industrial policy
trans-European networks
regional policy and coordination of structural instruments
judiciary and fundamental rights
justice, freedom, and security
science and research
education and culture
environment
consumer and health protection
customs union
external relations
foreign, security, and defence policy
financial control
financial and budgetary provisions
Chapter 8 – Competition policy
The EU acquis relating to the competition includes control of state aid and competition protection policy. The EU Member States have agreed on common rules enabling all participants an equal position in the market.
The rules of competition are the foundation of a country’s market economy. Its purpose is to better help the market to function and to ensure equal rules for all participants. These rules include anti-cartel deals – conclusion of prohibited agreements that involve price fixing, limiting of production and R&D, and division of the market and purchase sources.
