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Document 11992E090

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
TITLE V : COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS
CHAPITRE 1 : RULES OF COMPETITION
SECTION 1 : RULES APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS
ARTICLE 90

/* CODIFIED VERSION OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY */

OV C 224, 31.8.1992, p. 29 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT)

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11992E090

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - TITLE V : COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS - CHAPITRE 1 : RULES OF COMPETITION - SECTION 1 : RULES APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS - ARTICLE 90 /* CODIFIED VERSION OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY */

Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0029


Article 90

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 6 and Articles 85 to 94.

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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