Rights to be Heard: Oral hearing Legal provisions

Oral hearing Legal provisions

The Commission shall give the parties to whom it addresses an SO the opportunity to develop their arguments at an oral hearing if they so request in their reply to the SO (Article 12(1) of Reg. 773/2004).

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Pursuant to Article 6(2) and Article 13(2) of Reg. 773/2004 respectively, complainants and interested third parties may request to be heard at the oral hearing of the parties subject to the proceedings. The decision to admit such persons is taken by the Hearing Officer after consultation of the Director responsible for the case (see Article 6 (2) of the HO Terms of Reference).

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The Commission may also decide to invite any other person to express its views in writing and to attend the oral hearing of the parties (Article 13(3) of Reg. 773/2004).

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References

• Information about Rights to be Heard: Oral hearing Legal provisions in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Further Reading

• Information about Rights to be Heard: Oral hearing Legal provisions in EU Competition Procedure, 3rd. Edition, Edited by Luis Ortiz Blanco (Oxford University Press)