Category: U

  • Undertaking

    Undertaking in the European Union LawConcept of Undertaking provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): For the purpose of EU antitrust law, any entity engaged in an economic activity, that is, an […]

  • Upstream market

    Upstream market in the European Union LawConcept of Upstream market provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Market at the previous stage of the production/distribution chain, for example, the […]

  • Unbundling

    Unbundling in the European Union LawConcept of Unbundling provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Separation of the various components of production, distribution and service in order to introduce […]

  • Use of information from national competition authorities

    Request for and use of information from national competition authorities (Article 12 and 18 of Reg. 1/2003)This section contains in brief the steps to take when the Commission wishes to obtain information from NCAs for the purposes of the enforcement of Articles 101 or 102 TFUE. Please see …

  • Use of information provided in interviews

    Use of information provided in interviewsInformation provided during interviews can be used as evidence in the subsequent procedure. The Commission should however carefully assess the credibility of the statements, in particular if it has received conflicting information or if there are rea…

  • Use of the received information

    Use of the received informationInformation received from other Network members in accordance with Article 12 can be used in evidence by the Commission like any other information in the Commission's possession, with the following exceptions, limitations and procedural rules.More abou…

  • Unmeritorious cases

    No action / non-processing letter (unmeritorious cases)Non-processing letters: Case dealt with a NCA: When a national competition authority has received a parallel application in a case that is national in scope and is willing to pursue the case, a "non-processing" letter could be…