Translation of "Wettbewerb behindern" in English

The market does not tolerate the abuse of a dominant position that prevents free competition.

Patents should protect innovation, rather than stifle competition.

We need to maintain a proper balance between stimulating innovation and making sure competition is not stifled.

Parliament must not hamper that competition by pushing forward homogenisation at EU level.

In each area in which our actions hinder competition, the result is a deterioration in competitiveness.

All of this can limit market access for non-national suppliers and therefore hampers intra-European competition.

This protection should, however, be limited in time in order to allow competition.

Such a practice would both hinder competition and undermine the integration of EU electricity markets.

Therefore, the Commission concluded that the proposed operation would not significantly impede effective competition.

In a wider perspective, this would hamper European innovation and competition in the open source field particularly.

In the context of the internal market, and given that observing regulations can damage competition, it is going to enable similar competition standards for all Community operators.

The Commission's recently presented plans for the reform of the 1993 EU market organization for bananas are very controversial as in many aspects they appear to be protectionist and to hamper free competition.

The Treaty of Rome defines competition policy in order to eliminate any form of distortion likely to interfere with the free play of market forces.

As in the market for gas supply to small industrial and residential customers, the new entity will have the ability and incentive to foreclose access to gas to its downstream competitors on the market for gas supply to residential customers, thereby significantly impeding competition thereon.

It is a divergence which could potentially distort competitive conditions significantly and also contradict fairer competition, which, of course, must be based on non-discrimination between users and increased transparency of port accounts.

How much do airline mergers contribute to addressing the crisis, without creating monopolies and reducing competition?

Therefore, we also need clear and effective principles for the protection of intellectual property rights which will not interfere with innovation and competition, will not place an unjustified burden on legally conducted trade and will protect our privacy and fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech.

For reasons of legal security, given the complexity of the subject and the balances that have to be achieved, businesses need to have tools to determine what horizontal agreements infringe the prohibitions laid down in the treaty and restrict competition.

Where there is competition, it need not hinder it by introducing customs duties on imports and providing subsidies.

The Union must therefore be reformed in such a way that Member States cannot at the same time both prevent competition and muscle in on the situation in other countries, buying up local energy companies.

What we must avoid is imposing restrictive legislation that will hamper free trade and competition and cause damage to a thriving health store sector.

Its administrative and financial burden will hinder competition and lead to price rises for consumers.

All measures taken must be justified and proportionate. They must not create barriers to legitimate trade or to competition.

I also congratulate Mr Barroso on the action he took yesterday to clamp down on energy giants in Europe, which are using their industrial muscle to hinder competition and distort the market.

It shows utter disregard for everyone involved to believe, as stated in the report, that passenger safety can be improved without affecting competition and to count on the voluntary commitment of the airline companies.

The report is explicit in saying that the desire to protect air passengers should not hinder competition, whilst at the same time the voluntary agreement is comprehensive and detailed in those areas which need to be improved.

If there are any service companies operating in an environment characterised by regulations and monopolies that prevent mobility and competition, it is specifically companies providing medical treatment and healthcare.

I welcome the fact that the report underlines the benefits from enhancing product diversity and asks the Commission to ensure that actions do not hamper innovation and competition.