Judgment_paragraph 77 · Toshiba Corporation and Others v Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (C-17/10)

77The first sentence of Article 3(1) of Regulation No 1/2003 establishes a close link between the prohibition of cartels set out by Article 81 EC and the corresponding provisions of national competition law. Where the national competition authority applies provisions of national law prohibiting cartels to an agreement of undertakings which is capable of affecting trade between Member States within the meaning of Article 81 EC, the said first sentence of Article 3(1) requires that Article 81 EC also be applied to it in parallel.