Exclusionary practice

Exclusionary practice in the European Union Law

Concept of Exclusionary practice provided by the “Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy” (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Practice by a dominant company that tends to impair the opportuni-ties of competitors based on considerations other than competition on the merits. An example would be the decision, by a company dominant on the market for production of a certain product, not to supply a client, because he is a competitor active in the market for distribution of this product.