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EUROPEAN COMPETITION LAW REGULATING AGRICULTURE

S. Svejdarova, J. Borska

Abstract

This article assesses the legal regulation of competition rules in agricultural business within the legal framework of European law. It is assessed what role is played by the major European institutions and bodies in the process of the adoption of legislation which aims at creating fair conditions for all subjects active in agricultural business. Within the major EU institutions, those having impact on EU legislation on agricultural advertising include the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Parliament, the “Agriculture and Fisheries” agenda of the Council of the European Union, the “Agriculture, rural development and environmental section” of the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Commission for natural resources of the Committee of the Regions. Some specialized agencies include the Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency; the European Food Safety Authority; the Community Plant Variety Office; and the European Environment Agency. This article is specifically focused on Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2006 of 24 July 2006 applying certain rules of competition to the production of and trade in certain agricultural products. This regulation applies certain European Union (EU) competition rules to the production of and the trade in agricultural products. It states that, except for certain exceptions detailed below, Articles 101 to 106 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (ex-Articles 81 to 86 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community (TEC)) apply to all agreements, decisions and practices referred to in Articles 101(1) and 102 TFEU (ex-Article 81(1) and 82 TEC) relating to the production of, or trade in, agricultural products.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2017/12/S02.059

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