22/2025 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE PARIS, EU Enlargement and Resilience: Legal and Economic Reforms on Georgia's Path to Integration, L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - no 22/2025 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihaela Daciana Natea, Simion Costea. - Cluj-Napoca: Napoca Star, 2025, 174 pages. ISBN 978-630-354-001-6; PARIS: Print ISSN: 0248-2851, On line ISSN: 2743-4052 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L): 2743-4052, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36685.14562, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15109951, Compatibility of Standardization Agreements with EU Competition Law: Legal Insights(Compatibility of Standardization Agreements with EU Competition Law: Legal Insights) Author(s): Nino Adamia Language: English Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies Issue: 22/22/2025 Page Range: 106-119 No. of Pages: 14 Keywords: Anti competitive agreements; Standardization Agreements; Competition Law; Restriction by effect; Summary/Abstract: Standardization involves imposing a particular standard or norm on goods or services, playing a crucial role in the modern economy across various sectors. It is closely linked to essential public goods and offers multiple benefits, including fostering innovation, enhancing product quality, increasing safety, ensuring interoperability, and reducing transaction costs.However, despite these positive effects, the coordination established between undertakings through standardization can sometimes negatively impact competition in the relevant market. Participants may exploit standardization agreements to restrict competition, drive out competitors, create entry barriers, or reduce market access for other undertakings. As a result, such agreements can sometimes breach competition law requirements. This paper aims to explore these potential conflicts and propose solutions to mitigate the risks, relying on the latest jurisprudence of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the evolving practice of the European Commission.