The Court of Justice accepted some time ago that Community competition law could be applied by the legal bodies of the Member States and in 1994, the Commission published a communication on this subject.
Domstolen har for længst accepteret, at fællesskabsretten om konkurrence kan anvendes af medlemsstaternes domstole, og Kommissionen udsendte allerede i 1994 en meddelelse om dette spørgsmål.