Statement of Objections Information

Statement of Objections: Information to other DGs concerned

After approval by the Legal Service, the relevant Directorate Generals for the product or service concerned should be informed 1 and – except in duly justified circumstances of urgency – they will be given 10 working days when the document is up to 20 pages and at least 15 working days otherwise to state their views. Normally, their remarks should be limited to factual matters, whereas the assessment is for DG COMP. However, the 2004 empowerment decision states that DG COMP “will take the greatest possible account of the opinion expressed by the other departments” and that an inter-service meeting will be held “in good time” if so requested by one of these departments. For details see module on decision-making procedure.

More about Statement of Objections Information

The empowerment for issuance of an SO must be exercised in agreement with the President of the Commission.

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See Also

References

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

Further Reading

• Information about Statement of Objections Information in EU Competition Procedure, 3rd. Edition, Edited by Luis Ortiz Blanco (Oxford University Press)