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TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 1: RULES ON COMPETITION, SECTION 1: RULES APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS, ARTICLE 86

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11957E086

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 1: RULES ON COMPETITION, SECTION 1: RULES APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS, ARTICLE 86


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ARTICLE 86

ANY ABUSE BY ONE OR MORE UNDERTAKINGS OF A DOMINANT POSITION WITHIN THE COMMON MARKET OR IN A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF IT SHALL BE PROHIBITED AS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE COMMON MARKET IN SO FAR AS IT MAY AFFECT TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES . SUCH ABUSE MAY , IN PARTICULAR , CONSIST IN :

( A ) DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPOSING UNFAIR PURCHASE OR SELLING PRICES OR OTHER UNFAIR TRADING CONDITIONS ;

( B ) LIMITING PRODUCTION , MARKETS OR TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE PREJUDICE OF CONSUMERS ;

( C ) APPLYING DISSIMILAR CONDITIONS TO EQUIVALENT TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER TRADING PARTIES , THEREBY PLACING THEM AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE ;

( D ) MAKING THE CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE BY THE OTHER PARTIES OF SUPPLEMENTARY OBLIGATIONS WHICH , BY THEIR NATURE OR ACCORDING TO COMMERCIAL USAGE , HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH THE SUBJECT OF SUCH CONTRACTS .

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