Competition European Law

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  • Consultation of the Advisory Committee

    Decision finding inapplicability: Consultation of the Advisory CommitteePursuant to Article 14 of Regulation 1/2003, prior to taking a decision under Article 10, the Advisory Committee must be consulted.More about Consultation of the Advisory CommitteeConsultation may also take pla…

  • Court System Outcome

    OutcomeThe normal outcome of a Court case is the delivery of a judgment after the written and oral procedure.More about Court System OutcomeIn particular situations, the outcome may however take the form of an "order" ("ordonnance"), adopted without an oral proc…

  • Consultation procedure

    Consultation procedureDG COMP must allow the consulted the Legal Service and the Directorate Generals at least 10 working days to respond – or 15 working days if the main body of the text (minus annexes) is longer than 20 pages.More about Consultation procedureDepartments unable to…

  • Court system Overview

    Overview of the EU Court systemThe present section is intended to give an overview on the EU judicial system that avoids the use of technical jargon. The lack of technical legal language in this section is therefore a deliberate choice, reflecting the limited objective of this section. For …

  • Contacts between DG Competition and market players

    Informal Guidance: Contacts between DG Competition and market playersOver and above requests for guidance in the format of a guidance letter, DG Competition receives numerous informal solicitations for guidance, for example: – Undertakings send information about and/or the text of their agr…

  • Content of the publication

    Content of the publicationPublication on the website is of the full text of the decision, as it was notified to the parties, but cleared of information that may not be published. See further below on how to prepare such a non-confidential version (see section 5).ResourcesSee Al…

  • Contents of the request based on Article 12

    Contents of the request based on Article 12Since the request itself should not impose a translation burden upon the requested NCA, one should use a language that is understood by the latter.More about Contents of the request based on Article 12It is recommended that the request is …

  • Cooperation between the Commission and national courts

    The legal framework for cooperation between the Commission and national courtsArticle 4(3) of the Treaty on European Union, as interpreted by the Court of Justice (e.g. in Case C-2/88 – Zwartveld), obliges the Commission to cooperate with national courts in the application of Articles 101 a…

  • Cooperation between the surveillance authorities

    Cooperation between the surveillance authoritiesThe EEA Agreement obliges the competent enforcement authority to cooperate with the respective other authority when it applies the competition rules of the Agreement. Cooperation in general means information and consultation. As the Commission…

  • Cooperation with National Competition Authorities

    Cooperation with National Competition Authorities in EU and exchange of information in ECNIn the system of Regulation 1/2003, every case handler becomes involved in contacts and cooperation with Member States' National Competition Authorities (NCAs). Regular contacts at all levels, mutu…