Legal background The Decisions on the EU-Canada Competition Agreement
These proposals derive from a Council mandate of 9 October 2008 in which the European Commission was authorised to start negotiations to replace the existing cooperation agreement between the EU and Canada in competition matters.
	The legal bases for the Canada decisions are Articles 103 and 352 TFEU. Article 103 is the legal basis for the implementation of Article 101 (which prohibits anti-competitive agreements) and Article 102 (which prohibits abuse of dominance). The legal bases for Regulation 139/2004 (the Merger Regulation) are Articles 103 and 352 and the proposed new Agreement with Canada covers cooperation in merger investigations.