Nicht nur Deutschland spielt eine Sonderrolle im Bereich der kartellrechtlichen Missbrauchsverbote (§§ 19/20 GWB). In Bezug auf den Missbrauch von Marktmacht (“unilateral conduct”) dürfen die EU-Mitgliedstaaten Regeln anwenden, die strenger sind als Art. 102 AEUV (Art. 3 Abs. 2 Satz 2 VO Nr. 1/2003). Bin zufällig über die Vorschriften gestolpert: Frankreich macht das auch; ähnliche Verbote gibt es z.B. in Italien.
In der englischen Übersetzung:
1. Relative Markmacht: Artikel L420-2 Absatz 2 Code de Commerce
The abuse by an undertaking or group of undertakings of the state of economic dependence in which a client or supplier undertaking finds itself in respect of the above shall also be prohibited when it is likely to affect the operation or structure of competition. These abuses may in particular consist of refusals to sell, linked sales or the discriminatory practices referred to in Article L.442-6.
2. Kampfpreise: Artikel L420-5 Code de Commerce
Price offers or sale prices offered to consumers which are excessively low in relation to the production, processing and marketing expenses, where these offers or prices have the aim or may have the effect of eliminating a market or preventing access to a market by an undertaking or one of its products, shall be prohibited.
The marketing expenses shall also necessarily include all the expenses resulting from the statutory and regulatory obligations linked to the safety of products.
These provisions shall not apply in the event of resale in an unaltered state, with the exception of audio recordings reproduced on physical media.
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