Tag: International Relations
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Procedures for cooperation with third countries
Principles and procedures for cooperation with other third countriesThe following guidelines for the implementation of international agreements need to be respected when assessing a case which has an international dimension:ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformati…
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Notification from third countries
Notification from third countriesWhen a notification is received from the authorities of a third country, Unit A5 shall forward it to the operational units concerned and to the Member States whose interests are affected.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation a…
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Notification to third countries
Notification to third countriesA case officer should determine whether a third country, with which the EU has concluded an agreement has an interest in a case for which he/she is responsible. The case officer should consider whether any of the following criteria is met:More about Notifi…
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Positive Comity Requests
Positive Comity RequestsPositive comity enables one side adversely affected by anti-competitive conduct carried out in the other's territory, to request the other side's competition authority to take enforcement action. There are general "positive comity" provisions in the…
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Instruments of cooperation
Agreements with third countries and other instruments of cooperationThe EU has concluded numerous agreements with third countries which lay down provisions on cooperation if the EU enforcement activities affect important interests of these countries. The provisions vary largely, depending o…
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Investigative measures
Investigative measuresRequest for information may be addressed directly to companies based in the EFTA territory. The same format as for companies inside the EU can be used. The ESA shall receive a copy of such request or decision.More about Investigative measuresThe Commission can…
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Languages
LanguagesAs regards languages, undertakings have the right to address the Commission, and be addressed by it, in any official language of the EU or the EFTA States which they chose.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Languages in the Antitrust Manual …
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EEA Agreement
The EEA AgreementParties to the EEA Agreement are all EU Member States and the EFTA Members Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (Switzerland has not ratified the EEA Agreement). The objective of the Agreement, which entered into force on 1 January 1994, is to establish a dynamic and homogeneo…
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ESA Competence
ESA CompetenceIf a case needs to be transmitted to ESA for reasons of competence, a corresponding decision must be taken by the Commissioner, who has received an empowerment to this effect (Commission's decision of 6 April 1994, PV (1196) adopting SEC (94) 571, point 1.b). Once this dec…
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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…