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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Oral procedure
Oral procedureIf the Competition Commissioner considers, after having consulted the President of the Commission, that in view of their economic or political importance the measures in issue should be debated, the oral procedure is used.ResourcesSee AlsoReferences<…
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Oral statements
Oral statementsThe legal basis for the Commission to take statement is Article 19 of Regulation 1/2003 (Power to take statements) 1 . The procedure for corporate statements is set out in Section IV of the 2006 Leniency Notice (see paragraphs …
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Organisation of the access to file
Organisation of the access to fileThe access to file is prepared using the CMA.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Organisation of the access to file in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG C…
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Outline of the procedure
Outline of the procedureOnce the application has been received, the first step should be to prepare a written acknowledgement of receipt (if the applicant so requests) (see Section 4.3.2 below).More about Outline of the procedureSecond step is to verify whether the evidence submitt…
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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….