EU 경쟁법상 규제강화와 대응에 관한 고찰

The purpose of the competition law is to maintain and encourage competition in the market while enhancing the welfare of consumers. The EU competition law has another purpose of supporting the establishment of a single market. The European Commission has been trying to protect its small and medium sized firms and consumers from large corporations’ anti-competitive behaviour. The EC seems to have strengthened its implementation and enforcement efforts of the competition law in recent years. As we expect to see a rising number of Korean firms entering the EU market, Korean corporations need to develop strategies to deal with the EU competition law. This article explained the situation of competition law enforcement against companies, the european commission’s role and enforcement power, prehearing system under the EU competition law, and some measurements of our companies and government in Korea.