Statement of Objections Formal Conditions

Statement of Objections Formal Conditions

The SO should be prepared in view of the nature and structure of the final decision that might be adopted. Its length is directly related to the nature of the case and its complexity. As a rule, it should be kept as concise as possible.

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The document must clearly indicate that it constitutes an SO within the meaning of Article 27(1) of Regulation 1/2003. If proceedings have not been formally opened before, a decision to initiation of the proceedings (see Article 11(6) of Regulation 1/2003 and Article 2 of Regulation 773/2004) will be notified in parallel to the addressee of the SO.

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An SO may concern more than one infringement provided that it relates to facts presenting sufficient connections. The Commission may also establish in one SO facts derived from separate complaints. The Commission is entitled to join related cases without any formal requirement to adopt a reasoned decision for that purpose 1 .

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References

• Information about Statement of Objections Formal Conditions in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Notes

[Note 1] Joined Cases 209/78 and 218/78, Heintz van Landewyck SARL and others (FEDETAB) v Commission of the European Communitie, [1980] ECR 3125, paragraphs 29 and 32.

Further Reading

• Information about Statement of Objections Formal Conditions in “An Introduction to EU Competition Law”, Moritz Lorenz (Cambridge University Press)