Category: F
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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…
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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 …
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Failure to act
Failure to act (article 265 TFEU) ("recours en carence")By such an action, the applicant challenges an EU institution for not having adopted a decision. For DG Competition's activities, this may for instance be the case where a complainant considers that the Commission does no…
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Failure to act effects
Application for failure to act before the CourtIf no act has been adopted within the deadline of two months as provided for by Article 265 (2) TFEU, the applicant can immediately bring a case before the Court. If it does so, the general Court procedure will apply.More about Failure to a…
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Failure to pay within the time-limit
Failure to pay (Fines, etc.) within the time-limitDG Budget is responsible for the recovery of fines and periodic penalty payments.More about Failure to pay within the time-limitIf the fine is not discharged within the deadline set by the decision (and assuming the exceptions above…
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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…