The EU Court of Justice reaffirms that the Member States are required not to introduce or maintain in force measures which may render ineffective the competition rules applicable to undertakings (Van Eycke /Aspa)

Case 267/86 Pascal Van Eycke v ASPA NV* 1. Although it is true that Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty per se are concerned only with the conduct of undertakings and not with national legislation, the fact remains that those articles in conjunction with Article 5 of the Treaty require the Member States not to introduce or maintain in force measures, even of a legislative