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Report on Competition Policy 2009 Including Commission staff working document

The report provides detailed information on the most important policy and legislative initiatives, as well as on decisions adopted by the European Commission in application of EC competition law.

The 2009 report describes:

„ how the instruments of competition policy (antitrust, merger and State aid rules) were further developed and applied in general;

„ how a mix of these and other instruments was used in selected priority economic sectors such as energy, financial services, telecommunications and IT;

„ cooperation with national competition authorities and courts within the European Union, and with international organisations and external countries;

„ cooperation with other EU institutions in the field of competition.

Available in German (DE), English (EN) and French (FR)

2010 — 201 pp. — 16.2 × 22.9 cm ISBN 978-92-79-14276-5 Cat. No: KD-AD-10-001-EN-C Price (excluding VAT): € 25

The report is also available as a summary.

Available in 22 official languages of the EU

2010 — 52 pp. — 16.2 × 22.9 cm ISBN 978-92-79-15334-1 Cat. No: KD-AA-10-001-EN-C FREE