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
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/93), reg. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 1(f) (with Sch. 4 paras. 8-8B) (as amended by S.I. 2019/685, reg. 22 and S.I. 2020/1343, regs. 35-59); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

CHAPTER I PRINCIPLES

Article 1 Application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty
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Article 2 Burden of proof
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Article 3 Relationship between Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty and national competition laws
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CHAPTER II POWERS

Article 4 Powers of the Commission
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Article 5 Powers of the competition authorities of the Member States
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Article 6 Powers of the national courts
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CHAPTER III COMMISSION DECISIONS

Article 7 Finding and termination of infringement
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Article 8 Interim measures
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Article 9 Commitments
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Article 10 Finding of inapplicability
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CHAPTER IV COOPERATION

Article 11 Cooperation between the Commission and the competition authorities of the Member States
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Article 12 Exchange of information
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Article 13 Suspension or termination of proceedings
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Article 14 Advisory Committee
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Article 15 Cooperation with national courts
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Article 16 Uniform application of Community competition law
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CHAPTER V POWERS OF INVESTIGATION

Article 17 Investigations into sectors of the economy and into types of agreements
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Article 18 Requests for information
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Article 19 Power to take statements
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Article 20 The Commission's powers of inspection
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Article 21 Inspection of other premises
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Article 22 Investigations by competition authorities of Member States
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CHAPTER VI PENALTIES

Article 23 Fines
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Article 24 Periodic penalty payments
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CHAPTER VII LIMITATION PERIODS

Article 25 Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
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Article 26 Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties
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CHAPTER VIII HEARINGS AND PROFESSIONAL SECRECY

Article 27 Hearing of the parties, complainants and others
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Article 28 Professional secrecy
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CHAPTER IX EXEMPTION REGULATIONS

Article 29 Withdrawal in individual cases
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CHAPTER X GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 30 Publication of decisions
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Article 31 Review by the Court of Justice
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Article 32 Exclusions
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Article 33 Implementing provisions
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CHAPTER XI TRANSITIONAL, AMENDING AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 34 Transitional provisions
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Article 35 Designation of competition authorities of Member States
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Article 36 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68
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Article 37 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 2988/74
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Article 38 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86
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Article 39 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87
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Article 40 Amendment of Regulations No 19/65/EEC, (EEC) No 2821/71 and (EEC) No 1534/91
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Article 41 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87
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Article 42 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 479/92
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Article 43 Repeal of Regulations No 17 and No 141
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Article 44 Report on the application of the present Regulation
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Article 45 Entry into force
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