Concerted practices in the European Union Competition Law

Subject matter of our study is ?concerted practices? regarded among applications restricting competition. Concerted action can be defined within the European Community as legal norms which operate market economy mechanism of competition rules, prevent illegal restriction of competition, and establish and maintain competition. Present study is about concerted action because it has functional solutions and includes complex legal issues as one of the most dynamic and developing issues on the agenda of competition law.The study is comprised of four chapters. Chapter one, which is titled legal sources of concerted practices, focuses on the European Union?s competition legislations and regulating concerted practicess in the legislations and the reasons for such regulation. Chapter two is about definition and components of concerted practices, chapter three investigates the relationship of the concerted practice with other prearranged relationships and material competition rules within the scope of article 101 of The Treaty on The Functioning of The European Union Chapter four includes evaluation of proving concerted actions and legal consequences within the scope of The Treaty on The Functioning of The European Union.Key Words: The European Union, Competition Law, Concerted Actions