Article 35 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16th December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ No. L1, 4.1.2003, p.1) (“the EC Competition Regulation”) provides that Member States shall designate the competition authority or authorities responsible for the application of Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (now Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in such a way that the provisions of that Regulation are effectively complied with.