ECN
The Federal Competition Authority is integrated into the network of European competition authorities responsible for the enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (European Competition Network, ECN) on the basis of European legislation in connection with antitrust and market power abuse cases. In addition to the competition authorities of the other member states of the European Union, the European Commission is also a member of this network.
Cooperation within the network extends on the one hand to the exchange of information between the competition authorities, and on the other hand to specific investigative activities that can be carried out for the other institutions and the joint processing of cases. The European Commission is responsible for working towards the uniform application of Union law by the competition authorities of the Member States.
Within the ECN, there are working groups on general issues of cooperation within the network of European competition authorities as well as sector-specific working groups (e.g. pharmaceuticals, energy, food). Meetings are also held every six months at the level of the Directors General of the competition authorities.
Several times a year, the ECN Newsletter is published with the cooperation of all European competition authorities, in which casework and other activities of the individual competition authorities are reported.
If you have any questions about the ECN, you can contact the legal department at ecn-austria(at)bwb.gv.at.
Further information on the work of the ECN can be found here.