Tag: Languages Specific Rules
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Translating documents from the file
Translating documents from the fileAs a general rule, an undertaking is not entitled to a translation of documents not emanating from the Commission (e.g. corporate statements, documents found during an inspection at the headquarters of an undertaking located in a different Member State, et…
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Official journal and publication
Official journal and publicationIt follows from Article 297 TFEU and Regulation 1/2003 that "publication" implies publication in the Official Journal (in the "L" series for publication of the decision in full, in "C" series for all other texts and information, …
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Oral Hearing
The Oral HearingThe Hearing Officer may hear parties in person and witnesses in an EU official language other than the authentic language of the proceedings. In that case, interpretation into the language of the proceedings from another official EU language should be provided during the Ora…
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Inspections
InspectionsInspections occur in the official language of the Member State where the undertaking is located. When the company is situated in a bilingual territory (eg. Finland or the Brussels bilingual region in Belgium), the rules set out above apply.ResourcesSee AlsoR…
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Language Requirements
Language requirements for Interservice consultationPursuant to the Guide to Inter-service consultation, the consultation of the LS and other concerned DGs must be in English or French.ResourcesSee AlsoReferencesInformation about Language Requirements in the An…
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Correspondence with the complainants
Correspondence with the complainants and leniency applicantsPursuant to Art. 2 of Regulation 1/58, the reply and the subsequent correspondence addressed to the complainant will be in the language of their complaint, even if this is not the language of the Member State where they are located…
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Decision Language requirements
Language requirements for the adoption of the Commission's DecisionThe draft decision has to be adopted by the Commission in all the relevant authentic languages of the case and, unless the President of the Commission 1 has granted a lan…
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Antitrust proceedings Languages
Use of languages in antitrust proceedings. General RulesIt is essential to understand a key distinction between official languages, internal procedural languages (generally known as "working languages") and authentic languages. In relation to the latter, it is also important to un…
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Article 18 letters
Article 18 lettersAs regards Art. 18 (2) letters, simple requests for information letters, it is standard practice, to send the cover letter in the language of the addressee's location or in English (including a reference to Art. 3 Regulation 1) and to attach the questionnaire in Englis…