The review resulted in the Commission adopting, on December 3, 2008, guidance on its enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings.

I consider that the Commission’s current enforcement system based on deterrent administrative fines has been a tremendous success.

Innovation and competition go hand in hand. Innovative markets are competitive markets and innovative companies succeed in them. In the European Commission, as in competition authorities across the world, our focus is on ensuring that this happens in the most efficient and fair manner.