Competition European Law

Category: N

  • Notification to third countries

    Notification to third countriesA case officer should determine whether a third country, with which the EU has concluded an agreement has an interest in a case for which he/she is responsible. The case officer should consider whether any of the following criteria is met:More about Notifi…

  • NCA Case allocation monitoring

    Case allocation monitoring on the basis of new case ficheThe ECN unit monitors the opening of cases within the network from a general allocation perspective. The ECN responsible person of each unit examines regularly all newly opened cases relevant to that unit. This monitoring aims at dete…

  • Necessary prior approval of the Legal Service

    Necessary prior approval of the Legal ServiceFor the exercise of all empowerments and sub-delegations the prior approval of the Legal Service is always necessary (Article 23(4), second paragraph, of the Rules of Procedure; point 13/14-3.3 of the Rules giving effect to the Rules of Procedure…

  • Negotiated disclosure procedure

    The negotiated disclosure procedureIn certain cases, especially those with a very voluminous file or which raise serious concerns about the full disclosure of information to addressees of the SO, DG Competition may accept that the parties agree voluntarily to use a negotiated disclosure pro…

  • Neutrality

    Neutrality in handling of the applicationsThe Commission services should maintain neutrality in their contacts with undertakings. They do not favour one undertaking over another in terms of the treatment given under the Leniency Notice. Undertakings can however be informed of the possibilit…

  • Non-Confidential version of the Decision Contents

    The contents of the non-confidential version of the decisionIn preparing non-confidential version of the decision for publication the Commission must balance its obligation of professional secrecy and interest in protecting its investigations on the one side with the aim of providing maximu…

  • Non-processing letter

    No action / non-processing letterAs in the case of an immediate application, it may in exceptional circumstances be appropriate to send a non-processing or a no action letter (See Section 4.3.8 above).ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Non-processing…

  • Not published

    What may not be published?The same rules apply as for the publication in the OJ. To recall, the information that may not be published can be summarized as follows: – confidential information, in particular business secrets, – personal data, – information the publication of which may jeopard…

  • Notice Contents

    Article 27(4) Notice: Structure and contentsThe main points to mention in a Article 27(4) Notice are: – summary of the facts; – the parties; – the relevant market; – the agreement/practice ; – the proposed course of action; – invitation for third party observations, including an explicit re…

  • Notice Follow-up

    Article 27(4) Notice: Follow-upObservations can be received from companies, private citizens or Member States.More about Notice Follow-upFor each submission received, an acknowledgment of receipt will be sent.More about the SubjectThe case team should examine the observati…