Modernisation of EC Competition Law, Economy and Horizontal Cooperation between Undertakings

Around the turn of the Twentieth into the Twentyfirst Century, competition policy rules in the EL) display a new elan. And this in almost all areas of competition law! In the ongoing and seemingly uphill battle against illegal state aid - leading to undesired competition between (the economies of) Member States - the Commission finally succeeded in 1999 in persuading the Member States to bind themselves to detailed procedural rules which hopefully will contribute to an increased self-discipline in nondistorting the level playing-field any further than may be strictly necessary.

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