Version status: Applicable | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 4 January 2003

Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance)

	Recitals
	Chapter I Principles (arts. 1-3)
	Article 1 Application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty
	Article 2 Burden of proof
	Article 3 Relationship between Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty and national competition laws
	Chapter II Powers (arts. 4-6)
	Article 4 Powers of the Commission
	Article 5 Powers of the competition authorities of the Member States
	Article 6 Powers of the national courts
	Chapter III Commission decisions (arts. 7-10)
	Article 7 Finding and termination of infringement
	Article 8 Interim measures
	Article 9 Commitments
	Article 10 Finding of inapplicability
	Chapter IV Cooperation (art. 11-16)
	Article 11 Cooperation between the Commission and the competition authorities of the Member States
	Article 12 Exchange of information
	Article 13 Suspension or termination of proceedings
	Article 14 Advisory Committee
	Article 15 Cooperation with national courts
	Article 16 Uniform application of Community competition law
	Chapter V Powers of Investigation (arts. 17-22)
	Article 17 Investigations into sectors of the economy and into types of agreements
	Article 18 Requests for information
	Article 19 Power to take statements
	Article 20 The Commission's powers of inspection
	Article 21 Inspection of other premises
	Article 22 Investigations by competition authorities of Member States
	Chapter VI Penalties (arts. 23-24)
	Article 23 Fines
	Article 24 Periodic penalty payments
	Chapter VII Limitation periods (arts. 25-26)
	Article 25 Limitation periods for the imposition of penalties
	Article 26 Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties
	Chapter VIII Hearings and professional secrecy (arts. 27-28)
	Article 27 Hearing of the parties, complainants and others
	Article 28 Professional secrecy
	Chapter IX Exemption Regulations (art. 29)
	Article 29 Withdrawal in individual cases
	Chapter X General provisions (arts. 30-33)
	Article 30 Publication of decisions
	Article 31 Review by the Court of Justice
	Article 32 Exclusions
	Article 33 Implementing provisions
	Chapter XI Transitional, amending and final provisions (arts. 34-45)
	Article 34 Transitional provisions
	Article 35 Designation of competition authorities of Member States
	Article 36 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68
	Article 37 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 2988/74
	Article 38 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86
	Article 39 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87
	Article 40 Amendment of Regulations No 19/65/EEC, (EEC) No 2821/71 and (EEC) No 1534/91
	Article 41 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87
	Article 42 Amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 479/92
	Article 43 Repeal of Regulations No 17 and No 141
	Article 44 Report on the application of the present Regulation
	Article 45 Entry into force
	Done at