Category: F

  • Fine reductions

    Obligation to pay within the time limit set by the decision and exceptions: The granting of payment facilities and/or fine reductionsExceptionally, the addressee of the decision may be granted payment facilities by the Accounting Officer of the Commission (Article 85 of the Implementing Rul…

  • First letter to the addressees

    First letter to the addresseesWithout undue delay after the adoption of the decision by the Commission, all parties receive a letter signed by the case manager or Head of Unit.More about First letter to the addresseesIn this letter, the addressees are requested to confirm that – th…

  • Follow-up in case of non-reply

    Follow-up in case of non-replyIn case the parties do not reply within the deadline (taking account of possible extensions): – The case manager may follow this up with the parties informally. – Otherwise or if the informal follow-up is unsuccessful, the parties will receive a reminder letter…

  • Follow-up of Decisions

    Follow-up of DecisionsThe adoption of a decision is not necessarily the end of the case. Notwithstanding possible appeals (see Module on Court Litigation), the life of the case after the adoption and notification of a decision may include, where appropriate, the recovery of fines or periodi…

  • Follow-up of requests for information

    Follow-up of requests for informationThe Commission services may provide NCAs with copies of replies to a request for information, but the provisions of Article 11(2) of Regulation No 1/2003 are not regarded as containing any obligation in this respect. If the undertaking concerned has clai…

  • Formal request to act

    Formal request to actA party can only bring a failure to act action before the Court if it has first sent a formal request to act to the Commission (Article 265(2) TFEU), which opens a two-months deadline during which the Commission is invited to put an end to the alleged failure. 1. What c…

  • Further access to the file

    Handling of further access to the file after the Statement of Objection has been issuedAccess to file is in principle only granted on a single occasion, following the notification of the Commission's objections to the parties. 1 More …