Category: R
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Request for Information Legal Basis
Choosing the legal basis of the requestThe Commission can formally request information and documents from the NCAs pursuant to Articles 12 and 18 of Regulation 1/2003.More about Request for Information Legal BasisThe request should in principle be made pursuant to Article 12. These…
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Re-allocation of case to a NCA
Handling of Complaints: Re-allocation of case to a NCAIn most instances the authority that receives a complaint (or starts an ex-officio procedure) will remain in charge of the case. Re-allocation of a case would only be envisaged at the outset of a procedure where either this authority con…
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Rejection of Complaints Procedure First step
Rejection of Complaints Procedure First step: Article 7(1) letterThe Article 7 letter sets out the Commission's provisional position on the complaint, subject to the observations that the complainant may submit in reply to the letter. 1 …
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Request for Information to Addressees located outside the EU
Addressees located outside the EURequests can be sent to undertakings and associations of undertakings in an EFTA country that is member of the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein (but not including Switzerland). Such request can be drafted in the same way as r…
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Reallocation of a case to an NCA
Reallocation of a case to an NCAThe steps to be followed to re-allocate a registered DG Competition case to a Member State competition authority are as follows. See also special instructions regarding Complaint handling in the relevant module.More about Reallocation of a case to an NCA<…
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Rejection of Complaints Procedure Second step
Rejection of Complaints Procedure Second step: Article 7(2) DecisionThe rejection decision is a formal decision by the Commission. It is adopted by the Commissioner under empowerment. It can be appealed before the European Union Courts.More about Rejection of Complaints Procedure Second…
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Request for Information to Addressees inside the EEA
Addressees inside the EEAArticle 18(1) empowers the Commission to request information from undertakings and associations of undertakings. Requests can be sent to any undertaking or association of undertakings. This includes not only the undertakings or associations of undertakings subject t…
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Reason for opening proceedings
Reason for opening proceedingsThe opening (or "initiation") of proceedings is a formal act of the Commission. 1 More about Reason for opening proceedingsThe Commission will open proceedings under Article 11(6) of Regulation…
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Rejection on substantive grounds
Rejection on substantive groundsA rejection on substantive grounds will normally be based on the absence of evidence for an appreciable infringement. The conclusion is that there are insufficient grounds for acting on the complaint, in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation 773/2004.Re…
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Request for preliminary ruling
Request for preliminary ruling (article 267 TFEU) ("question préjudicielle")National courts frequently deal with questions involving EU law. They may then face difficult questions of interpretation of the relevant EU law or even have doubts as to the validity of that legisl…