this Agreement;B. "competition authorities" shall mean (i) for the European Communities, the Commission of the European Communities, as to its responsibilities pursuant to the competition laws of the European Communities, and (ii) for the United States, the Antitrust Division of the United Stated Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission;C. "enforcement activities" shall mean any application of competition law by way of investigation or proceeding conducted by the competition authorities of a Part; andD. "anticompetitive activities" shall mean any conduct or transaction that is impermissible under the competition laws of a Party.Article IINotification1. Each Party shall notify the other whenever its competition authorities become aware that their enforcement activities may affect important interests of the other Party.2. Enforcement activities as to which notification ordinarily will be appropriate include those that:(a) are relevant to enforcement activities of the other Party;(b) involve anticompetitive activities (other than a merger or acquisition) carried out in significant part in the other Party's territory;(c) involve a merger or acquisition in which one or more of the parties to the transaction, or a company controlling one or more of the parties to the transaction, is a company incorporated or organized under the laws of the other Party or one of its States or Member States;(d) involve conduct believed to have been required, encouraged or approved by the other Party; or(e) involve remedies that would, in significant respects, require or prohibit conduct in the other Party's territory.3. With respect to mergers or acquisitions required by law to be reported to the competition authorities, notification under this Article shall be made:(a) in the case of the Government of the United States of America,(i) not later than the time its competition authorities request, pursuant to 15 USC § 18 a (e), additional information or documentary material concerning the proposed transaction,(ii) when its competition authorities decide to file a complaint challenging the transaction, and(iii) where this is possible, far enough in advance of the entry of a consent decree to enable the other Party's views to be taken into account; and(b) in the case of the Commission of the European Communities,(i) when notice of the transaction is published in the Official Journal, pursuant to Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 4064/89, or when notice of the transaction is received under Article 66 of the ECSC Treaty and a prior authorization from the Commission is required under that provision,(ii) when its competition authorities decide to initiate proceedings with respect to the proposed transaction, pursuant to Article 6 (1) (c) of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 4064/89, and(iii) far enough in advance of the adoption of a decision in the case to enable the other Party's views to be taken into account.4. With respect to other matters, notification shall ordinarily be provided at the stage in an investigation when it becomes evident that notifiable circumstances are present, and in any event far enough in advance of:(a) the issuance of a statement of objections in the case of the Commission of the