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  • Adoption of the Decision

    Adoption of the DecisionThe case-team sends the adoption file to the Cabinet of the Competition Commissioner for their approval and to the SG in charge of the adoption process of the decision by the College. It is therefore essential that they receive the proper documents in accordance with…

  • Antitrust proceedings Languages

    Use of languages in antitrust proceedings. General RulesIt is essential to understand a key distinction between official languages, internal procedural languages (generally known as "working languages") and authentic languages. In relation to the latter, it is also important to un…

  • Adoption of the decision by the Commission

    Decision finding inapplicability: Adoption of the decision by the CommissionIt needs to be noted that in the case of Article 10 Decisions, the internal procedure to follow for adoption by the Commission could in principle be the written procedure.ResourcesSee AlsoRefer…

  • Antitrust proceedings Official Languages

    Official languages in antitrust proceedings. General RulesOfficial languages of the European Union include virtually all the official languages of the various EU Member States. Council Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958 determining the language to be used by the European Economic Community, a…

  • Adoption of the decision to close Proceedings

    Adoption of the decision to closeThe power to adopt the decision to close proceedings (in full or in part) has been sub-delegated to the Director General for Competition, by decision of the Commissioner of 27 May 2004.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation abo…

  • Appeals

    Appeals (article 256 TFEU) ("pourvoi")Judgments of the General Court can in turn be appealed, in whole or in part, to the Court of Justice by the unsuccessful party, before the General Court. The Commission may therefore be the appellant if it has been unsuccessful before the Gene…

  • Adoption of the Opening of Proceedings Decision

    Adoption and notification of the decisionThe Commissioner in charge of Competition has been empowered by the College to adopt the decision to open proceedings, except in cases in which the Commission wishes to relieve an NCA of its competence following a consultation by the NCA on its envis…

  • Appeals before the Court of Justice

    Appeals before the Court of Justice against General Court judgmentsIf the Commission is unsuccessful before the General Court (for instance, the General Court annuls a decision, or considers that the Commission failed to act in a given case, or finds that the Commission is liable for the ha…

  • Adoption process

    Meeting(s) of the Advisory CommitteeBefore the adoption of a prohibition decision, the Commission has to consult the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions. Where the prohibition decision does not include the imposition of fines, there will be only one meeting. W…

  • Application Draft Decision

    Draft DecisionDecision granting conditional immunity: The Commissioner has been empowered by the College to issue Decisions granting conditional immunity on behalf of the Commission. A Draft decision on conditional immunity is therefore attached to the note to the Commissioner. The Decision…