Tag: Commitment Decisions
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Closure of the File
Closure of the fileThe file should be closed as soon as the Decision has been sent out for the parties. See the relevant Module on Administrative closure of the file.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Closure of the file in the Antitrust Manual of Pr…
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Commitment decision Content
Content of the commitment decisionThe case team drafts a commitment decision on the basis of the Preliminary Assessment 1 . The commitment decision should contain a summary of the facts of the case and the Commission's legal assessment. I…
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Commitment Decisions Procedure
Procedural framework / format of commitment decisionsAfter receiving the Preliminary Assessment, the undertaking under investigation will have normally one month to react and to submit a text of a commitment proposal that can be market tested.More about Commitment Decisions Procedure</h…
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Commitment discussions
Initiation of commitment discussionsUndertakings may contact DG Competition at any point in time to explore its readiness to enter into commitment discussions. DG Competition encourages undertakings to signal at the earliest possible stage their interest in discussing commitments. However, …
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Commitments Decisions Content
The content of the commitmentsThe commitments should address the competition concerns identified. Commitments which are not related to the concerns or do not meet them will not be accepted by the Commission. The parties can offer commitments of a behavioural (e.g. a supply obligation) or st…
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Commitments Implementation
Implementation of the CommitmentsThe work on a case involving a commitment decision is not over with the adoption of the commitment decision. From a competition point of view, the successful implementation of the commitment after the adoption of the decision is crucial for the ultimate succ…
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Complaint cases
Complaint cases: Information of ComplainantIn cases where a complaint was lodged to the Commission against the agreement or practice for which the undertakings have offered commitments, the Commission needs to adopt two different decisions (unless the complaint is withdrawn): one rejecting …
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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…
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Approval of the Preliminary Assessment
Approval of the Preliminary AssessmentThe approval of the Preliminary Assessment constitutes a Commission act adopted by empowerment by the Commissioner for competition.More about Approval of the Preliminary AssessmentThe Commissioner therefore needs to give his/her approval to ado…