Nadużywanie pozycji dominującej we wspólnotowym transporcie morskim

European Union competition policy is shaped rather differently in particular economic sectors. The best example of this is maritime transport. In recent years this area has found itself at the center of the European Commission's attention. Inter alia, this has been caused by breaches in the prohibition of abuse of a dominant position. This situation is a result of a lack earlier of appropriate legal instruments that could permit the application of Union regulations in this area. Only in 1986 was decree nr 4056/86 issued, which established detailed regulations for applying article 81 and 82 of the Treaty of Rome to maritime transport. Those cases examined buy the European Commission and the European Court of Justice largely concern the still unclear issue of joint domination. The majority of offences is committed by maritime transport conferences, which by operating in conjunction abuse their dominant position.