Article 27(4) Publication

Article 27(4) Publication

Where there is an intention to adopt an Article 10 decision, pursuant to Article 27(4) of Regulation 1/2003, the Commission must publish a concise summary of the case and the main content of the proposed course of action (Article 27(4) Notice).

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Interested third parties may submit their observations within a time-limit which is fixed in the publication. That time-limit may not be less than one month.

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The decision to publish a summary of the case pursuant to Article 27(4) is taken by the Commissioner responsible for competition by empowerment.

Other Considerations

The Article 27(4) Notice is not a decision which can be the object of an action for annulment (Article 263 TFEU) 1 .

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See Also

References

• Information about Article 27(4) Publication in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Notes

[Note 1] For the reasoning, see Case T-74/92 Ladbroke [1995] ECR II-115, paragraph 72, concerning notices published pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation 17.

Further Reading

• Information about Article 27(4) Publication in “An Introduction to EU Competition Law”, Moritz Lorenz (Cambridge University Press)