Tag: Adoption Process

  • Second Advisory Committee on fines

    Second Advisory Committee on finesThe purpose of this second Advisory Committee is to present the proposals of DG Competition on the level of fines, as agreed by the Commissioner. The invitation has to be sent out 14 days in advance, but without communication of the proposal on fines.Mo…

  • 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 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 …

  • Statement of Objections Draft

    Drafting the Statement of Objections (SO)The case team is in charge of drafting the SO. It may request support from the Antitrust and Merger Case Support Unit and, if relevant, the Chief Economist Team.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Statement of …

  • Statement of Objections Information

    Statement of Objections: Information to other DGs concernedAfter approval by the Legal Service, the relevant Directorate Generals for the product or service concerned should be informed 1 and – except in duly justified circumstances of urge…

  • Timing for the sending of the file

    Timing for the sending of the fileThe file must be sent at the latest 14 calendar days before the meeting is held (if the draft decision is long, the case team should make every effort to send the text three working weeks in advance). The file has to be sent to the secretariat of the…

  • Invitations sent to the Advisory Committee

    Invitations and file to be sent to the Advisory CommitteeThe invitation to the Advisory Committee meeting and of the agenda of the meeting, as well as the file, are sent to: – the Member States; – the EFTA Surveillance Authority, if the draft decision affects the EEA.ResourcesS…

  • Adoption of the Decision

    Adoption of the DecisionThe case-team sends the adoption file to the Cabinet of the Competition Commissioner for their approval and to the SG in charge of the adoption process of the decision by the College. It is therefore essential that they receive the proper documents in accordance with…

  • Adoption process

    Meeting(s) of the Advisory CommitteeBefore the adoption of a prohibition decision, the Commission has to consult the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions. Where the prohibition decision does not include the imposition of fines, there will be only one meeting. W…

  • Advisory Committee Meeting

    Meeting of the Advisory CommitteeThe meeting is chaired by Directorate A (either at Director or Head of Unit level). The case team must be available 15 minutes before the meeting in order to brief the interpreters about the case.More about Advisory Committee MeetingThe Chairman cha…