The EU Court of Justice issues a preliminary ruling which clarifies that EU competition law takes precedence over national legislation specifically with regard to price-fixing or market-sharing arrangements (Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi)

Consorzio Industrie Fiammiferi (CIF) v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato* 1. Where undertakings engage in conduct contrary to Article 81(1) EC and where that conduct is required or facilitated by national legislation which legitimises or reinforces the effects of the conduct, specifically with regard to price-fixing or market-sharing arrangements, a national competition authority which has been made responsible for