Tag: Requests for an Opinion

  • Time of the Opinions in Cooperation

    When should the opinion be provided?The Commission states in its Notice that it will endeavour to provide the opinion within four months from the date the Commission receives the request. In case DG Competition has to ask the national court for further clarification, the period starts to ru…

  • Types of opinions in Cooperation

    What kind of opinion?The kind of opinion which the Commission may be called upon to provide is spelt out in paras. 27 to 30 of the Notice: "When giving its opinion, the Commission will limit itself to providing the national court with the factual information or the economic or legal cl…

  • Requests for opinions in Cooperation

    Requests for an opinion on questions concerning the application of 101 or 102 TFEU (Article 15(1) of Regulation 1/2003)The principles governing requests for opinions are explained in paras. 27 to 30 of the Notice. The following indications should be read in conjunction with the Notice.R…

  • Requests for opinions relating to DG Competition

    How are the requests for an opinion dealt with in DG Competition?a) Registration and allocation to competent unitMore about Requests for opinions relating to DG CompetitionRequests arrive electronically (preferably via the dedicated functional mailbox COMP-AMICUS) or via traditiona…