The European Commission, in its Temporary Framework Communication of 8 April
2020 regarding the assessment of antitrust issues during the
crisis, underlines that, in the current exceptional circumstances,
it is more important than ever that undertakings and consumers
receive protection under competition law. It will therefore
continue to closely and actively monitor relevant market
developments to detect instances of undertakings taking
advantage of the current situation to breach EU antitrust law,
either by engaging in anti-competitive agreements or abusing their
dominant position.
Similarly, in its Communication of 13 March 2020, the Luxembourg
Competition Council (Conseil de la Concurrence, hereafter
the "Council") warns undertakings
against abusing the current situation to the detriment of consumers
or competitors. Moreover, on 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Guidelines concerning the enforcement of
competition law during the COVID-19 crisis (Document
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