EC/Poland Europe agreement: implementation for competition rules

PURPOSE: adopting the implementing rules necessary for the application of Article 63 (1) (i), (1) (ii), and (2) of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, and the rules implementing Article 8 (1) (i), (1) (ii) and (2) of Protocol 2 on ECSC to that Agreement. COMMUNITY MEASURE: Decision 96/1/EEC of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part, of 16 July 1996. (96/494/Euratom, ECSC, EC). CONTENT: Cases relating to agreements between undertakings, decisions by association of undertakings and concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition as well as to abuses of a dominant position in the territories of the Community, or of Poland as a whole or in a substantial part thereof, which may affect trade between the Community and Poland, shall be settled according to the principles contained in Article 63 (1) and (2) of the Europe Agreement. Provisions in the Decision relate to the following: - Competence of both competition authorities; - Competence of one competition authority only; - Request for information; - Secrecy and confidentiality of information; - Block exemptions; - Merger control; - Activities of minor importance; - Association Council; - Negative conflict of competence. �