This paper shows that the European Union (EU) courts' case-law and general principles of EU law place the European Commission (“Commission”) under a duty to apply the Guidance Communication on Enforcement Priorities (“Guidance Paper”) in abuse of dominance cases started after its adoption. This duty includes the obligation to test Article 102 TFEU cases under the As Efficient Competitor (“AEC”) framework, as set out in the 2009 Guidance Paper. The judgments handed down by the Union courts in Intel v Commission and Post Danmark II do not alter in any way the Commission’s “self binding” duty to apply the Guidance Paper. If the Commission wishes to depart from the AEC framework, it must officially withdraw its Guidance Paper.
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机译：本文表明，欧盟法院的判例法和欧盟法律的一般原则规定，欧盟委员会（“委员会”）有义务对滥用优先权适用《执行优先权指导意见》（“指导文件”）。主导地位案通过后开始。此职责包括根据2009年指导文件中规定的在“有效竞争者（AEC）”框架下测试第102条TFEU案件的义务。欧盟法院在Intel v Commission和Post Danmark II中作出的判决不会以任何方式改变委员会对应用指导文件的“自我约束”责任。如果委员会希望脱离AEC框架，则必须正式撤回其指导文件。
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