Exclusionary Practice

Note: a description about Exclusionary practice is also available in the Competition Law Portal of the European Encyclopedia of Law.

Exclusionary practice in the European Antitrust Law

Meaning of Exclusionary practice provided by the “Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy” (European Commission. Directorate-General for Competition. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, cop. 2002): Practice by a dominant company that tends to impair the opportunities of competitors based on considerations other than competition on the merits. An example would be the decision, by a company dominant on the market for production of a certain product, not to supply a client, because he is a competitor active in the market for distribution of this product.