Category: H
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Horizontal agreement
Horizontal agreement in the European Union LawConcept of Horizontal agreement provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Arrangement between actual or potential competitors, that is, under-takings […]
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Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index
Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index (HHI) in the European Union LawConcept of Herfindahl-Hirschmann Index (HHI) provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Specific measurement of market concentration, that […]
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Hard-core restrictions
Hard-core restrictions in the European Union LawConcept of Hard-core restrictions provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Refers to restrictions of competition by agreements or business prac-tices, […]
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Hearing
Hearing in the European Union LawConcept of Hearing provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Opportunity for parties, to whom the Commission has addressed objections for violation of EU competition […]
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Hearing officer
Information to be provided to the Hearing OfficerWhen the SO is issued, the case team needs to provide the Hearing Officer secretariat with the following information: – the names and positions of the persons representing the companies concerned and/or their legal advisers (with their powers…
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Hearing Recording
Recording of the hearingArticle 14(8) of Reg. 773/2004 provides that the statements of each party heard must be recorded and upon request the recording has to be made available to those who attended the oral hearing by the Hearing Officer. This is done by way of audio recording (no written …
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How to prepare documents for publication
How to prepare documents for publicationThis section deals with (i) the steps in the identification of information that may not be published, and (ii) the practical aspects of publication.More about How to prepare documents for publicationAs noted above, published texts may not con…
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hypothetical applications
hypothetical applications. IntroductionTwo decisions: The Commission will need to issue two decisions when dealing with a hypothetical application. The first decision concludes that the nature and content of the evidence described in the list will meet the conditions set out in points 8(a) …
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Handling of Complaints Admissibility
Handling of Complaints: AdmissibilityCitizens and undertakings are encouraged to inform the Commission about suspected infringements of competition rules. There are two ways: market information, and a complaint under Article 7(2) of Regulation No 1/2003.More about Handling of Complaints…
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Handling of Complaints Initial assessment
Handling of Complaints: Initial assessmentThe initial assessment serves the purpose of screening the admissible complaints for those which seem most to merit being further investigated by the Commission.More about Handling of Complaints Initial assessmentThe Commission will endeavo…