Art. 102 TFEU was stablished by the Treaty that instituted the European Economic Community of 1957 (known as the Treaty of Rome) as Art. 86. Then, it changed into Art. 82 EC bythe Treaty of Amsterdam and nowadays, according to the Treaty of Lisbon, it is to be found in Art. 102 TFEU.
It has direct effect, because it is a primary source of law of the European Union.Therefore, nationals of the European Union can invoke this provision before any Member State Court.
Publication Note
Responsible: The Free University of Berlin, represented by the President.
Authors: Roa Bogotá, Juan Carlos; Cordero Martínez, Fernando; Weber, Constanza; Neves Takabatake, Mariane
Stage of work: Completed
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