Tag: Confidentiality
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Confidentiality Claim Scope
Scope for confidentiality claimInformation will be classified as confidential where the information provider has substantiated its confidentiality claim and provided a non-confidential version that has been provisionally accepted by the Commission.More about Confidentiality Claim Scope<…
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Confidentiality Claim Scope Legal Framework
Legal FrameworkThe protection of confidential information is in principal assured by the classification itself pursuant to Article 27(2) Reg. 1/2003 and Article 15(2) and 16(1) Reg. 773/2004 as well as by the obligation of professional secrecy, which obliges the Commission not to disclose i…
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Confidentiality claims
Dealing with confidentiality claimsIt is preferable to settle all claims for confidentiality before the notification of the SO to the parties, in order to ensure a complete access to file.More about Confidentiality claimsAccording to para. 42 of the Notice on access to file: "…
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Confidentiality Legal framework
Access to file and confidentiality: Legal frameworkThe right of the parties to have access to the file is laid down in Article 27(1) and (2) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 15(1) of Commission Regulation No 773/2004.More about Confidentiality Legal frameworkThe rules defining t…
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Confidentiality requests
Informing companies how to lodge confidentiality requestsThe case-team requires systematically the provider of information for a non-confidential version of the original documents, when requesting or receiving information (Art. 18(2) letters or 18(3) decisions, when receiving complaints, re…
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Access to File
Access to file and confidentiality. IntroductionAccess to file work requires legal and procedural knowledge and implies notably a substantive assessment of confidentiality claims. This is often a complex exercise given the tension between two fundamental interests, i.e. on the one hand, the…
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Access to confidential information Rules
Rules governing access to confidential information in a data roomExceptionally, the Commission may also grant access to file through a "data room" procedure organised by DG Competition. This procedure is typically used for the disclosure of quantitative data relevant for econometr…