Category: I
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Interventions
InterventionsThis is not a distinct form of action in itself. With such a procedure, a party having an interest in the outcome a pending case can intervene in the case in support of the applicant or the defendant. The intervention must first be authorised by the Court.Resources…
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Information of the Member States
Information of the Member StatesMember States are informed of the decision to close proceedings.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Information of the Member States in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU…
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Interview Questions
Questions to be asked during the interviewAs explained above, all questions asked during the interview must relate to the subject matter of an investigation.More about Interview QuestionsTaking into account that the interviewee is not obliged to actively cooperate with the Commissi…
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Information Requested
Information which can be requestedPursuant to Article 18, the Commission may require undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide all necessary information. Information is necessary if it might enable the Commission to verify the existence of the alleged infringement referred to…
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Interview warnings
Warnings at the beginning of the interviewBefore the interview begins, the interviewer is obliged to draw the attention of the interviewee to the following issues (for example, by reading out the statement he is required to sign at the end of the interview): – the legal basis of the intervi…
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Informing the applicant
Informing the applicant in acknowledgement of receipt that immunity is not availableIf it is possible to determine immediately and without assessing the evidence submitted by the applicant that immunity is not available, for instance because conditional immunity has already been granted to …
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Interviewee
IntervieweeThe interviewee can be a natural person or a legal person, which is duly represented by a natural person. Typical examples are a current or former member of staff of an undertaking (irrespective of their function in the undertaking), experts on specialised matters or a lawyer act…
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Informing the Opening of Proceedings to NCA/ESA
Informing the NCA/ESAAfter the notification of the decision of opening of proceedings, the case team prepares a short information note to the ECN and instruct the Antitrust Registry to send the note to the NCAs, mentioning Article 11(6) of Regulation 1/2003 and the case-number (but no case-…
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Interviewer
InterviewerInterviews should be carried out by at least two persons. At least one of the interviewers needs to be a representative of the Commission (official, national expert etc.). Participants who are not working for the Commission need to be authorised by the Commission to attend/conduc…
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Incorrect replies to the request for information
Incorrect or misleading replies to the request for informationFines may be imposed according to Article 23 (1)(a) by decision on undertakings and associations of undertakings where, intentionally or negligently they supply incorrect or misleading information in response to a simple request …