Business associations are essential drivers of economic growth, yet their activities may raise significant competition law concerns.
Competition law considerations have become increasingly relevant to the activities of business associations, which often serve as a platform for interaction between market participants and play an important role in shaping commercial practices within various sectors.
Although business associations contribute to economic growth by representing the interests of their members, facilitating cooperation, and promoting sectoral development, their activities may also raise concerns under Law No. 3 of 2005 on the Protection of Competition and the Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices (ECL). By bringing together undertakings operating within the same market and, in certain cases, influencing relationships across different levels of the supply chain, these entities may inadvertently facilitate anti-competitive conduct.
