The Community acquis in the competition field thus consists of a set of rules and procedures aimed, on the one hand, at combating anti-competitive behaviour by firms (restrictive agreements between undertakings and abuse of a dominant position) and, on the other, preventing the public authorities from granting state aid that is liable to distort competition.
L'acquis communautaire en matière de concurrence consiste donc en un ensemble de règles et procédures qui, d'une part, visent à lutter contre les comportements anticoncurrentiels des entreprises (accords restrictifs entre entreprises et abus de position dominante) et, d'autre part, à empêcher les pouvoirs publics d'accorder des aides d'État qui risquent d'altérer la concurrence.