EC/Estonia Europe agreement: free competition and undertakings (art. 63 1 and 2 of the Agreement)

PURPOSE : To adopt the necessary rules for the implementation of the European Agreement between the European Communities and the Republic of Estonia concerning competition provisions to undertakings. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Decision 1999/372/EC, ECSC, Euratom. CONTENT : The rules relating to the competition provisions of the European Agreement establishing an Association between the Communities and Estonia (see procedure 1995/0130/AVC) are part of the main provisions of this agreement. Their effective implementation will be by means of the adoption of the rules provided for in the present Decision 1/1999 of the Association Council between the EC and Estonia which determines the harmonious development of commercial relations between the parties. To this effect, the decision : - defines the co-operation procedures applicable between the competition authorities of the two parties; - confirms that the principles contained in the block exemption regulations in force in the Community shall be applied in full; - provides a consultation procedure in the Association Council in case of disagreement between the aforementioned authorities. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 28.04.1999.�