Traduction de «avantage en matière de concurrence » (Français → Anglais) :

competitive advantage [ competitive edge ]

merciless competition

cost advantage

competition authority

competition authority

agreement affecting competition

60. Underlines the fact that some harmful tax practices may fall within the scope of tax-related state aid rules, in particular in so far as that they can, in the same way, grant ‘selective’ advantage and entail distortions of competition within the internal market; notes that, in the past, the State Aid and Code of Conduct Group processes have mutually supported each other, notably in 1999 and in the first half of the 2000s; stresses that the enforcement of EU competition rules has added legal pressure as a complement to the soft-law decision-making process in the Group, partially compensating for the lack of any other effective tool ...[+++]to remedy the issue of tax avoidance at EU level;

47. Underlines that, in the next-generation broadband sector, the former monopolies have a staggering market share of over 80 %; recalls that effective competition is the best driver of efficient investment and provides maximum consumer benefit in terms of choice, price and quality; calls on the Commission, therefore, to enforce properly both ex post and ex ante competition rules in order to prevent excessive market concentration and abuse of dominance, as competitive pressure is key to ensuring that consumers can benefit the most from high-quality services at affordable prices;

This is particularly so where the market share reflects cost advantages or other competitive advantages vis-à-vis competitors.

3. Notes that as a result of the inadequate transposition of the third internal energy market package legislation, the energy sector has not yet generated its full benefits for internal market actors and no cross border internal energy market yet exists; urges the Commission, therefore, to use all of the means at its disposal to guarantee the transposition and implementation of the third energy package, which has been delayed, pressing Member States to comply, preventing them from creating new obstacles, and imposing sanctions whenev ...[+++]er necessary; accordingly, calls on the Commission to give details about all of the remaining barriers to the implementation of the third energy package, along with clear figures illustrating what their impact has been on consumer energy prices; points out that enforcement of competition rules can contribute to greater security of supply if it serves to facilitate market access and encourage investment; urges the Commission, therefore, to be resolute in continuing the steps taken in light of the sector inquiry to bring competition rules effectively to bear on the energy sector; welcomes, to this effect, the ongoing competition law procedures in the energy sector, the aim of which is to ensure that the objective of completing the internal energy market in 2014 is achieved and that the obstacles to competition re-established by energy suppliers are eliminated; points out that national regulatory and anti-trust authorities play a decisive role in implementing EU rules, and encourages the Member States to endow these authorities with the financial and human resources they require;