# EU competition law assessment > Source: https://legalcode.md/skills/legalcode-eu-competition-law-assessment | [HTML version](https://legalcode.md/skills/legalcode-eu-competition-law-assessment) Assess EU competition law compliance across all major enforcement pillars: Article 101 TFEU (anti-competitive agreements, cartels, block exemptions including… Assess EU competition law compliance across all major enforcement pillars: Article 101 TFEU (anti-competitive agreements, cartels, block exemptions including VBER 2022/720 and horizontal BERs), Article 102 TFEU (abuse of dominant position, predatory pricing, exclusivity rebates, tying, margin squeeze, post-Intel AEC test), EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 (EU dimension thresholds, Phase I/II review, gun-jumping, SIEC test, Article 22 post-Illumina/GRAIL), State Aid (Articles 107-109 TFEU, GBER 651/2014, De Minimis 2023/2831), dawn raid preparedness (Regulation 1/2003 Article 20, legal privilege, digital evidence), and EU leniency programmes (cartel immunity, fine reductions, corporate statements, private damages interaction under Directive 2014/104/EU). Use when conducting competition law compliance reviews, assessing agreements, evaluating dominance risk, screening M&A transactions, advising on state aid eligibility, preparing for or responding to Commission inspections, or advising on leniency filings. Covers Digital Markets Act (DMA) gatekeeper interface. Jurisdiction: European Union — Article 101/102 TFEU, Regulation 139/2004, Regulation 1/2003, ECN+ Directive 2019/1. This skill conducts systematic EU competition law assessments for undertakings operating in the EU internal market. It evaluates compliance across all major enforcement pillars and produces a confidence-scored, actionable report with a Glass Box audit trail. **Covers:** - Article 101 TFEU: anti-competitive agreements, cartels, block exemptions (VBER, R&D BER, Specialisation BER), horizontal cooperation, de minimis - Article 102 TFEU: dominance assessment, abusive practices (predatory pricing, exclusive rebates, tying/bundling, margin squeeze, refusal to supply, discriminatory pricing, data leveraging) - EU Merger Regulation 139/2004: EU dimension, mandatory filing obligations, gun-jumping, SIEC test, Phase I/II, Article 22 referral (post-Illumina/GRAIL ECJ September 2024) - State Aid: Articles 107-109 TFEU, GBER Regulation 651/2014 as amended, De Minimis Regulation 2023/2831, notification and standstill, recovery risk - Dawn Raid Preparedness: Regulation 1/2003 Article 20 inspection powers, legal professional privilege (EU Akzo standard), digital evidence, step-by-step response protocol - Leniency: Commission Leniency Notice, immunity and fine reduction tiers, corporate statements, ECN coordination, interaction with Damages Directive 2014/104/EU - DMA interface: Digital Markets Act gatekeeper obligations and intersection with competition law **Does not:** - Replace a qualified competition law opinion or outside counsel engagement - Cover national competition law of individual Member States (beyond noting NCA interactions) - Cover ... ## Jurisdictions European Union --- *Legalcode -- legalcode.md*