Informing the applicant

Informing the applicant

Informing the applicant in acknowledgement of receipt that immunity is not available

If it is possible to determine immediately and without assessing the evidence submitted by the applicant that immunity is not available, for instance because conditional immunity has already been granted to another undertaking in respect of the same alleged cartel, the acknowledgement of receipt (if requested by the applicant) can indicate that immunity is not available for the alleged infringement. This does not require the approval of the Commissioner. If the applicant has applied, in the alternative, for a reduction of fines, the same acknowledgement of receipt (if requested by the applicant), which informs that immunity is not available, will also acknowledge receipt of the reduction of fines application pursuant to point 28 of the Notice. Refusing immunity on other grounds requires a decision by the Commission (see Section 4.3.5 below).

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See Also

References

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

Further Reading

  • Information about Informing the applicant in EU Competition Procedure, 3rd. Edition, Edited by Luis Ortiz Blanco (Oxford University Press)

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