Open AccessLegal and regulatory update
Author(s) -
John E. Wilkinson,
Frederick J. Dorey
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of commercial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.107
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1478-565X
pISSN - 1462-8732
DOI - 10.5912/jcb84
Subject(s) - treaty of lisbon , treaty , business , investor relations , competition (biology) , regulatory competition , member states , law and economics , international trade , international economics , political science , law , economics , european union , finance , strategic management , corporate law , corporate governance , ecology , marketing , biology
Article 81(1) of the Treaty of Rome prohibits all agreements, decisions and concerted practices that may affect trade between member states and that have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the EU. Any agreement that is prohibited by this Article is automatically void.