Article 102 [Prohibition of Abuses of a Dominant Position]

Article 102 TFEU prohibits the anti-competitive behaviour of dominant undertakings. It restricts the autonomy of economic actors that qualify as dominant, forcing them to adapt their actions to the lessened degree of competition on the dominated market. Alongside Article 101 TFEU and Regulation 139/2004, it is another tool in the shed of EU and national competition authorities so as to ensure competitive markets within the internal market.