Abstract

The anti-monopoly proceedings carried out by the European Commission does not always have to end with a finding that the EU competition rules have been violated and imposing a fine. In the preliminary phase of the proceedings companies may address the competition law problems formulated by the Commission and propose obligations aimed at preventing those problems, A positive decision accepting such an obligation ends the anti-monopoly proceedings without finding whether the EU competition rules have been in fact violated. The article is aimed at analysing the premises which allow the Commission to issue this type of decision and establishing the limits of its application.