Category: D

  • Decision requesting information without penalty

    Decision requesting information without periodic penalty paymentsThe decision is adopted by sub-delegation by the Director General of DG COMP after consultation of the Legal Service.More about Decision requesting information without penaltyA copy of the decision should be forwarded…

  • Draft decision

    Drafting of the draft decisionThe draft decision should be drafted within a reasonable time after the hearing.More about Draft decisionThe draft decision must be drafted in English or French (languages for interservice consultation). If not, the draft will have to be translated bef…

  • Decision requiring information principles

    General principles and contentPursuant to Article 18(3) of Reg. 1/2003, the Commission can directly adopt a decision requiring the information to be supplied by companies located in the EEA. It is not necessary to send a request for information according to Art 18 (2) before proceeding to t…

  • Draft Decision Consultation

    Consultation on the draft decisionThe Competition Commissioner has been empowered to decide on behalf of the Commission to send the draft decision to the Advisory Committee. This requires to seek the prior agreement of the Legal Service and to give other interested services the opportunity …

  • Decision requiring information with penalty

    Decision requiring information and imposing periodic penalty paymentsThe procedure is composed of two phases (for more details see also the Module on Periodic Penalty Payments): First phase: first decision requiring information imposing (provisional) penalty payments in its operative part<h…

  • Draft Decision Consultation with other DGs

    Seeking the views of other DGsIn line with the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, DG Competition shall also give "other departments with legitimate interest" in the draft decision the opportunity to express their views.More about Draft Decision Consultation with other DGs</…

  • Decision-making powers of the Hearing Officer

    Decision-making powers of the Hearing OfficerThe Hearing Officer has been granted decision-making powers with regards to the following issues (other than issues relating to the oral hearing, for which reference is made to section 4 below) : – in the investigation phase, decisions on extensi…

  • Draft Decision Consultation with the LS

    Consultation of the LSThe LS receives the draft decision for consultation.More about Draft Decision Consultation with the LSIn accordance with Article 23-4.2 of the Implementing Rules Giving Effect to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, the LS should be granted at least 10 wo…

  • Decision-Making Principles

    Decision-Making PrinciplesBefore draft measures are adopted by the College under the oral or written procedure those draft measures must be submitted to an inter-service consultation of the "departments with a legitimate interest in the draft text" (Article 23(3) of the Rules of P…

  • Draft Decision Translations

    TranslationsAt the adoption stage, the draft decision will have to be available in the 3 working languages of the Commission and, where applicable, in the other authentic languages of the case.More about Draft Decision TranslationsThe translation service should therefore be asked t…