Key legislation
EU competition law
- Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty
Regulations on vertical cooperation between companies:
- Block Exemption Regulation concerning vertical agreements (330/2010) and guidelines
- Block Exemption Regulation concertning vertical agreements in the motor vehicle sector (461/2010)
Regulations on horizontal cooperation between companies:
- Block Exemption Regulation concerning research and development agreements (1217/2010)
- Block Exemption Regulation concerning specialisation agreements (1218/2010)
- Guidelines for horizontal cooperation
- Block Exemption Regulation concerning technology transfer agreements (316/2014)
Supervision of mergers and acquisitions:
- Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation)
Powers of antitrust enforcement:
- Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (the ECN+ Directive)
Compensation for damages under competition law:
- Directive 2014/104/EU on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union
The website of the European Commission's Directorate-Genergal for Competition
National legislation
Compensation for damages under competition law
- Directive 2014/104/EU on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union
- Communication from the Commission: Guidelines for national courts on how to estimate the share of overcharge which was passed on to the indirect purchaser
Powers of antitrust enforcement (Implementation of ECN+ Directive)
- Press release on 18.5.2020: EU competition law enforcement more effective – Public consultation on proposed Competition Act amendment begins
- Press release on 5.11.2020: Enforcement of competition law to become more effective
- Press release on 17.6.2021: Competition Act amendments aimed at improving enforcement enter into force on 24 June
Nordic Agreement on cooperation in competition cases
- FCCA Press release on 9.9.2020: All Nordic countries have now joined the Agreement on Coopeartion in Competition Cases
- Besides in Finland, the agreement is in force in Norway, Sweden and Denmark too.
Merger control, notification threshold
- Press release on 19.9.2022: Amendments to Competition Act would prevent harmful market concentration
Further details: virve.haapajarvi(at)gov.fi and iiro.ihanamaki(at)gov.fi