Category: S

  • Statement of Objections Submission of the reply

    Statement of Objections: Modalities for submission of the replyThe modalities for submission of the reply are set out in Article 10(3) of Regulation No 773/2004, which contains the following provisions: "The parties may, in their written submissions, set out all facts known to them whi…

  • Specific confidentiality safeguards

    Specific confidentiality safeguardsIn exceptional cases where a risk exists that a Member State competition authority could not guarantee that commercially sensitive information is not used by another "arm of the State" for purposes other than the enforcement of Articles 101 and 1…

  • Statement of Objections Substantive Conditions

    Statement of Objections Substantive Conditions. General rules and citation of evidenceArticle 27(1) of Regulation 1/2003 provides that the Commission must base its decisions only on objections on which the parties concerned have been able to comment. <a name=t1 href=#f1 target="_self&q…

  • State of Play meeting

    State of play meetingDG Competition endeavours to give, on its own initiative or upon request, parties subject to the proceedings ample opportunity for open and frank discussions and to make their points of view known throughout the procedure. 1<…

  • Statement of Objections Transmission outside EU

    Transmission of Statement of Objections to addressees outside EUIt often happens that undertakings having their registered offices and/or headquarters outside the EU/EEA, also have subsidiaries or branches in the territory of the EU/EEA. In such cases the SO can be notified to the undertaki…

  • Statement of Objections access to file

    Statement of Objections: Information on access to fileThe cover letter sending the SO should mention that the parties have a right to access to the file 1 and the arrangements proposed for that (see detailed description in the Module Access …

  • Statement of Objections Transmission to Member States

    Transmission of Statement of Objections to Member States and ESAVia secure e-mail connection an encrypted copy of the SO and the cover letter addressed to the undertakings are transmitted, without delay, to all NCAs. Before the transmission, remember to add the date of the SO given by the S…

  • Statement of Objections Adoption

    Statement of Objections: Adoption by the CommissionerThe SO is adopted by the Competition Commissioner under the empowerment procedure, once the agreement of the LS and of the President have been obtained.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Statement …

  • Statement of Objections Transmission to third parties

    Transmission of Statement of Objections to complainants and other third partiesPursuant to Article 6 of Regulation 773/2004, "where the Commission issues an SO relating to a matter in respect of which it has received a complaint, it shall provide the complainant with a copy of the non-…

  • Statement of Objections Consultation of Legal Service

    Statement of Objections: Consultation of Legal ServiceThe LS receives the draft SO, with a cover note signed by the relevant Director for consultation.More about Statement of Objections Consultation of Legal ServiceIn accordance with Article 23-4.2 of the Implementing Rules giving …