The Antitrust Compliance in Management Strategies of Enterprises - the European Perspective

Due to the negative consequences of cartels for the economy, the priority for anti-trust bodies in the European Union has been the fight against cartels of enterprises. Current case law practice shows that the use of the system of "negative" repressive tools, mainly financial penalties, in relation to enterprises that committed cartel practices is not sufficiently effective. The need to use positive' tools is increasingly emphasized by promoting the building of business management strategies based on a culture of compliance with competition rules. This role can be played by the antitrust compliance program originating from the American practice. The article has a theoretical and cognitive character. In the theoretical part, the antitrust compliance scheme and tools that are necessary to build a management strategy based on it are characterized. In the practical part, the functioning of the antitrust program in selected European enterprises is discussed, this part is based on the case-study method.