Category: O
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Obligations
Obligations in the European Union LawConcept of Obligations provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Requirements the Commission imposes on undertakings in order to be able to exempt a notified […]
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Oligopoly
Oligopoly in the European Union LawConcept of Oligopoly provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): A market structure with few sellers, who realise their interdepend-ence in taking strategic […]
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Obligation to pay
Obligation to pay within the time limit set by the decision and exceptionsAt the latest on the date set by the decision for payment, the fine (or periodic penalty payment) must be paid pursuant to Article 299 TFEU (the Commission's decisions are enforceable) and Article 278 TFEU (the ap…
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Observations in Cooperation
Observations on what?The Commission will only submit observations when the coherent application of Articles 101 or 102 TFEU so requires (see Court of Justice, Case C-429/07, Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst). The decision to submit observations should always be made with regard to the purp…
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Official journal and publication
Official journal and publicationIt follows from Article 297 TFEU and Regulation 1/2003 that "publication" implies publication in the Official Journal (in the "L" series for publication of the decision in full, in "C" series for all other texts and information, …
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Official Journal Corrigenda
Publication of Decisions: Official Journal CorrigendaIn case an adopted decision contains mistakes, corrections will be implemented following the relevant procedure. If the OJ publication is not yet undertaken, the summary will be corrected and reference is made to the corrigendum decision….
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Officials and Member States in Oral Hearings
Officials and Member States in Oral HearingsIn view of the importance of the oral hearing, it is the practice of DG Competition to ensure the continuous presence of senior management (Director or Deputy Director General) in oral hearings in antitrust cases, together with the case team of Co…
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Opening of Proceedings Decision Draft
Drafting the decision of opening proceedingsThe decision opening proceedings should be kept short. Since the decision as such is notified to the parties it has to be drafted in the authentic language. In essence the decision states that it has been decided to open the proceedings pursuant t…
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Oral Hearing
The Oral HearingThe Hearing Officer may hear parties in person and witnesses in an EU official language other than the authentic language of the proceedings. In that case, interpretation into the language of the proceedings from another official EU language should be provided during the Ora…
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Oral hearing Procedure
Procedure at the oral hearingThe Hearing Officer opens the hearing and invites DG Competition to summarise the facts and principal arguments of the Commission (usual time allocated around 20 minutes).More about Oral hearing ProcedureThe party(ies) and third parties are given the op…