Proposal for an EU Competition Court: Submission to UK House of Lords

Competition Court" means a new judicial panel established under Article 225a of the EC Treaty (which enables new tribunals to be established as courts of first instance for specific areas). The European Union Civil Service Tribunal, which came into existence last year, is an example of such a judicial panel. Like the EU Civil Service Tribunal, the Competition Court would be distinct from the CFI, although its decisions could be appealed to the CFI and, in exceptional cases, to the ECJ. This is explained more fully in section 3 below.