Unfair Competition In Business Relations

In an extremely competitive situation, such as the European market and the economic crisis of recent years, organizations face an increasingly difficult situation to survive and maintain a competitive position on the reference market. This topic presents a number of basic concepts in a logical and systematic manner, focusing on understanding and analyzing competition, particularly unfair competition. The phenomenon of competition often suffers from negative distortions and related adverse manifestations, manifesting in various forms of abusive behavior of companies with exclusive rights in the framework of competition, as well as specific acts of unfair competition. In this sense, it is necessary to protect fair competition and to hold anti-competitive actors to account. Unfair competition enforcement is a means rather than an end. Rules sanctioning unfair competition protect the economic interests of all types of operators and prevent certain operators from violating laws, regulations and business ethics. Competitive conduct in itself is not illegal, but only if the means used to attract customers are illegal