Timing of the publication
Publication of Decisions: Timing of the publication in the Official Journal
There are no explicit legal requirements regarding the timing of the publication in the OJ.
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The publication of the summary of the decision in the OJ may under certain circumstances be relevant to triggering the deadline for an appeal before the European Courts.
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There is no uniform practice of making the non-confidential text of the full decision accessible on the website at the same time as the publication in the OJ. DG Competition strives to publish both the OJ publications and the full non-confidential version on the website at the same time. However, publication on the website may be delayed due to possible disputes with the parties regarding the contents of the web-publication and this should not prevent the timely publication in the OJ.
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The final report of the Hearing Officer must be published together with the summary of the decision in the OJ. 1
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The opinion of the Advisory Committee may be published separately from the summary of the decision in the OJ. It is however common practice to publish all three documents at the same time.
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References
- Information about Timing of the publication in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)
Notes
[Note 1] Art. 17(3) of the Hearing Officer Terms of Reference.
Further Reading
- Information about Timing of the publication in “An Introduction to EU Competition Law”, Moritz Lorenz (Cambridge University Press)
Timing of the publication on the website
There are no legal requirements regarding the timing of the publication on the website. The publication should be done as soon as possible. 1
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As indicated, the case team strives to make the full non-confidential text of the decision accessible on the website at the same time as the publication in the OJ.
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See Also
References
- Information about Timing of the publication in the Antitrust Manual of Procedures for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (Internal DG Competition)
Notes
[Note 1] See Notice on best practices for the conduct of proceedings concerning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (OJ C 308, 20.10.2011, p. 6) (“Notice on Antitrust Best Practices”), paragraph 135
Further Reading
- Information about Timing of the publication in “An Introduction to EU Competition Law”, Moritz Lorenz (Cambridge University Press)
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