Statement of Objections Language regime

Statement of Objections Language regime

The addressee of an SO has the right to receive all the correspondence, including the SO and the final decision, in the language or one of the languages of the Member State of its location following the general rules of the national legislation in question. 1

More about Statement of Objections Language regime

This language rule can be changed, if the parties wish to opt for another (EU) language on the basis of a “language waiver”. A representative of every addressee of an SO or decision (regardless of the fact that two or more companies/legal entities belong to the same group) should sign the formulation as stated in the language waiver.

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References

• Information about Statement of Objections Language regime in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)

Notes

[Note 1] Article 3 of Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community, OJ 17, 06.10.1958, p. 385.

Further Reading

• Information about Statement of Objections Language regime in “An Introduction to EU Competition Law”, Moritz Lorenz (Cambridge University Press)