Inquiry on business secrets to the parties

Article 27(4) Notice: Inquiry on business secrets to the parties

A copy of the draft Article 27(4) Notice is to be sent to the parties, asking them to identify business secrets (pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation 773/2004), and to rectify any material errors of fact. The parties are not consulted on the wording of or assessment in the Article 27(4) Notice.

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In case of disagreement between the Commission and the parties as to whether the text of the Article 27(4) Notice contains business secrets, the Hearing Officer is competent to decide.

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References

• Information about Inquiry on business secrets to the parties in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Further Reading

• Information about Inquiry on business secrets to the parties in EU Competition Procedure, 3rd. Edition, Edited by Luis Ortiz Blanco (Oxford University Press)