Competition European Law

Tag: SU

  • Substitutability

    Substitutability in the European Union LawConcept of Substitutability provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Measure of the extent to which products may be seen as inter-changeable from the […]

  • Sunk costs

    Sunk costs in the European Union LawConcept of Sunk costs provided by the "Glossary of terms used in EU competition policy" (Antitrust and control of concentrations, published in 2002): Sunk costs are () fixed costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. They arise […]

  • Submission of an informal commitments offer

    Submission of an informal commitments offerShould the parties, after being confronted with the Commission's concerns in the State of Play meeting, decide to offer commitments, they need to convince the Commission that this offer is serious and credible <a name=t1 href=#f1 target="_…

  • Sufficient interest

    Third parties can be heard only if they show "sufficient interest" (Article 27(3) of Regulation 1/2003)Other natural or legal persons, who have shown sufficient interest, must be informed in writing of the nature and subject matter of the procedure and set a time-limit within whic…

  • Summary of the decision

    Summary of the decisionPursuant to Article 30(2) Reg. 1/2003, the publication in the OJ shall state the – names of the parties, – main content of the decision, – including any penalties imposed.More about Summary of the decisionThese elements therefore have to be contained in the p…

  • Supplementary Statement of Objections

    New facts or evidence after the SO: Supplementary Statement of ObjectionsDue observance of the rights of defence requires that the undertakings and associations of undertakings concerned be afforded the opportunity to make known their views on the truth and relevance of the facts, objection…

  • Supplementing the application

    Supplementing the application before a decision on conditional immunitySo long as no other immunity application has been received in respect of the same facts, the application may be supplemented by further evidence. The applicant bears the risk of not getting conditional immunity if anothe…