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Document 12006E086

    Trattato che istituisce la Comunità Europea (Versione consolidata)
    Parte terza - Politiche della Comunità
    TITOLO VI - Norme comuni sulla concorrenza, sulla fiscalità e sul ravvicinamento delle legislazioni
    Capo 1 - Regole di concorrenza
    Sezione 1 - Regole applicabili alle imprese
    Articolo 86

    GU C 321E del 29.12.2006, p. 76–76 (ES, ET, EL, LV, HU, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2006/art_86/oj

    12006E086

    Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) - Part Three - Community policies - TITLE VI - Common rules on competition, taxation and approximation of laws - Chapter 1 - Rules on competition - Section 1 - Rules applying to undertakings - Article 86

    Official Journal C 321 E , 29/12/2006 P. 0076 - 0076
    Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0066 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0210 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0029 - Consolidated version
    (EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


    Article 86

    1. In the case of public undertakings and undertakings to which Member States grant special or exclusive rights, Member States shall neither enact nor maintain in force any measure contrary to the rules contained in this Treaty, in particular to those rules provided for in Article 12 and Articles 81 to 89.

    2. Undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest or having the character of a revenue-producing monopoly shall be subject to the rules contained in this Treaty, in particular to the rules on competition, in so far as the application of such rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them. The development of trade must not be affected to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Community.

    3. The Commission shall ensure the application of the provisions of this Article and shall, where necessary, address appropriate directives or decisions to Member States.

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