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Antitrust Procedural Rules Update

INITIATIVEA tracked regulatory file grouping related EU documents — e.g. the Advanced Materials Act. Each initiative has a status, timeline, and parent strategy. See full glossary → Single Market Deepening & HarmonisationOne of eight thematic areas of EU digital policy, drawn from the editorial Gliederung. Each priority groups related strategies and initiatives. See full glossary →

This page tracks a single EU policy initiativeA tracked regulatory file grouping related EU documents — e.g. the Advanced Materials Act. Each initiative has a status, timeline, and parent strategy. See full glossary → — a regulatory file in the Commission's pipeline. Below you'll find its current status, linked source documents, parent strategies, and sibling files in the same policy priorityOne of eight thematic areas of EU digital policy, drawn from the editorial Gliederung. Each priority groups related strategies and initiatives. See full glossary → .

The Commission will revise Regulation (EU) 1/2003 and its implementing act to make antitrust enforcement faster, digital-ready, coherent. Options include stand-alone data-preservation orders; inspection powers covering all business records regardless of storage; the ability to summon individuals; streamlined interim measures and time-bound commitment proceedings; and a modernised access-to-file regime via confidentiality-bound external advisors. The review may harmonise complainant and third-party participation and strengthen coordination where Member States use stricter unilateral-conduct laws, safeguarding single-market consistency. The initiative seeks effective application of Articles 101/102 while reducing administrative burden, incorporating case law, and clarifying rules.

Status

Planned for Q3 2026.

External references

Source document ↗Digital Policy Alert ↗

Associated strategies (1)

Siblings under Work Programme 2026(26)

Siblings in Single Market Deepening & Harmonisation(6)