Grounds for rejection of complaints

Grounds for rejection of complaints

Complaints can be rejected on the basis that there are insufficient grounds for acting.19 In particular, there can be insufficient grounds for acting if conducting a further investigation into the alleged infringement would, in view of the public interest and the circumstances of the individual case, not constitute a sufficiently high degree of priority for the Commission (also known as 'lack of European Union interest'). There can also be insufficient grounds for acting if the complaint is not substantiated or if there is no evidence to establish the existence of an infringement.

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See Also

References

• Information about Grounds for rejection of complaints in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Further Reading

• Information about Grounds for rejection of complaints in EU Competition Procedure, 3rd. Edition, Edited by Luis Ortiz Blanco (Oxford University Press)