Directorate-General Competition (COMP) - Montesquieu Institute

This Directorate-General is responsible for the implementation of competition rules as to ensure competition in the single EU market is not disrupted. The aim of their work is to ensure the welfare of the consumers and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU.

The main tasks of the DG are:

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  contest the establishment of cartels
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  evaluation and approval of mergers
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  liberalisation of markets and monitoring state interference
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  preventing unfair competition of enterprises by use of government aid
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  control of government aid regarding regional development and research programmes
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  international cooperation

position	first name	surname
Director-General	Alexander	Italianer
Assistant of the Director-General	Christof	Lessenich
Adjunct-Director-General	Cecilio	Madero Villarejo
Adjunct-Director-General	Bernd	Langeheine
Adjunct-Director-General	Dietrich	Kleemann
Adjunct-Director-General	Gert-Jan	Koopman

afd	section name	first name	surname
A	Beleid en strategie	Carles	Esteva Mosso
B	Markten en zaken I: Energie en milieu	Jonas	Rasimas
C	Markten en zaken II: Informatie, communicatie en media	Linsey	Mccallum
D	Markten en zaken III: Financiële diensten	Irmfried	Schwimann
E	Markten en zaken IV: Basisindustrie, be- en verwerkende industrie en landbouw	Paul	Csiszar
F	Markten en zaken V: Zorg, vervoer, post- en andere diensten	Fabienne	Ilzkovitz
G	Kartels	Eric	Van Ginderachter
H	Staatssteun I: Cohesie, Onderzoek, ontwikkeling en innovatie, uitvoering van besluiten	Blanca	Rodriguez Galindo
R	Griffie en middelen	Isabelle	Benoliel

Er zijn 92 voorstellen voor wetgeving en andere juridische instrumenten van dit Directoraat-Generaal in onderhandeling bij de Raad en het Europees Parlement.

Date	Title
11.06.2013	Rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the EU.
	Directive com(2013)404
07.05.2013	Report on Competition Policy 2012.
	Report com(2013)257
21.12.2012	State aid scoreboard - Report on state aid granted by the Member States, 2012 edition.
	Report com(2012)778
05.12.2012	Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty.
	Regulation com(2012)725
05.12.2012	Amendment of regulations on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty to certain categories of horizontal state aid, and on public transport by rail and ...
	Regulation com(2012)730

Er zijn 8 wetten en andere juridische instrumenten van de Raad en het Europees Parlement, eerder voorgesteld door dit Directoraat-Generaal, die momenteel in Nederland worden geïmplementeerd.

Date	Title
01.06.2012	Signing of an Agreement with Switzerland concerning cooperation on the application of competition laws.
	International agreement com(2012)244
20.07.2010	State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines.
	Regulation com(2010)372
14.12.2005	Repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 ...
	Regulation com(2005)651
24.02.2003	Repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 and Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, in connection with air transport between the EC and third ...
	Regulation com(2003)91
24.01.2003	Amendment of Directive 78/660/EEC as regards amounts expressed in euro.
	Directive com(2003)29

Er zijn ten minste 4 rechtsgeldige wetten en andere juridische instrumenten die eerder door dit Directoraat-Generaal zijn voorgesteld.

Date	Title
11.01.2008	Conclusion of the Agreement between the Government of Korea and the EC concerning cooperation on anti-competitive activities.
	International agreement sec(2007)1731
21.01.2004	Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2002 concerning a temporary defensive mechanism to shipbuilding.
	Regulation com(2004)26
07.11.2001	EC position within the EC-Turkey Association Council, concerning a Decision of the EC-Turkey Association Council adopting the implementing rules necessary for the ...
	Decision com(2001)632
07.11.2001	Request for Council assent and consultation of the ECSC Committee, pursuant to Article 95 of the ECSC Treaty, concerning a draft Commission decision on the EU ...
	Working paper sec(2001)1708