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»endelig afgørelse«: en afgørelse, der ikke, eller ikke længere, kan prøves efter almindelige retsmidler.
‘leniency statement’ means an oral or written presentation voluntarily provided by, or on behalf of, an undertaking or a natural person to a competition authority or a record thereof, describing the knowledge of that undertaking or natural person of a cartel and describing its role therein, which presentation was drawn up specifically for submission to the competition authority with a view to obtaining immunity or a reduction of fines under a leniency programme, not including evidence that exists irrespective of the enforcement proceedings, whether or not such information is in the file of a competition authority, namely pre-existing information;
Alle henvisninger til anvendelse eller overtrædelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF i dette direktiv forstås også som parallel anvendelse af national konkurrenceret på samme sag.
‘settlement submission’ means a voluntary presentation by, or on behalf of, an undertaking to a competition authority, describing the undertaking's acknowledgement of, or its renunciation to dispute, its participation in an infringement of Article 101 or 102 TFEU or national competition law and its responsibility for that infringement, which was drawn up specifically to enable the competition authority to apply a simplified or expedited procedure;
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‘applicant’ means an undertaking that applies for immunity from, or a reduction of, fines under a leniency programme;
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‘applicant authority’ means a national competition authority which makes a request for mutual assistance as referred to in Article 24, 25, 26, 27 or 28;
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‘requested authority’ means a national competition authority which receives a request for mutual assistance and in the case of a request for assistance as referred to in Article 25, 26, 27 or 28 means the competent public body which has principal responsibility for the enforcement of such decisions under national laws, regulations and administrative practice;
Sikkerhedsgarantier
‘final decision’ means a decision that cannot be, or that can no longer be, appealed by ordinary means.
Sager vedrørende overtrædelser af artikel 101 eller 102 i TEUF, herunder de nationale konkurrencemyndigheders udøvelse af de beføjelser, der er omhandlet i dette direktiv, skal følge EU-rettens almindelige principper og Den Europæiske Unions charter om grundlæggende rettigheder.
All references to the application or infringement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in this Directive shall be understood as including the parallel application of national competition law to the same case.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at udøvelse af disse beføjelser, jf. stk. 1, er underlagt passende sikkerhedsgarantier vedrørende virksomhedernes ret til forsvar, herunder retten til at blive hørt og adgangen til effektive retsmidler.
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Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at håndhævelsessager ved de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder behandles inden for rimelig tid.
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Inden de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder træffer en afgørelse i overensstemmelse med artikel 10 i dette direktiv, sikrer medlemsstaterne, at de vedtager en klagepunktsmeddelelse.
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Safeguards
UAFHÆNGIGHED OG RESSOURCER
Proceedings concerning infringements of Article 101 or 102 TFEU, including the exercise of the powers referred to in this Directive by national competition authorities, shall comply with general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
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Member States shall ensure that the exercise of the powers referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to appropriate safeguards in respect of the undertakings' rights of defence, including the right to be heard and the right to an effective remedy before a tribunal.
Uafhængighed
Member States shall ensure that enforcement proceedings of national competition authorities are conducted within a reasonable timeframe.
Medlemsstaterne skal med henblik på at garantere de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheders uafhængighed, når de anvender artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, sikre, at sådanne myndigheder varetager deres opgaver og udøver deres beføjelser på en uvildig måde og med henblik på at sikre en effektiv og ensartet anvendelse af nævnte bestemmelser, under iagttagelse af rimelige krav til ansvarlighed og uden at dette berører det nære samarbejde mellem konkurrencemyndighederne i Det Europæiske Konkurrencenetværk.
Member States shall ensure that, prior to taking a decision pursuant to Article 10 of this Directive, national competition authorities adopt a statement of objections.
Navnlig sikrer medlemsstaterne som minimum, at de ansatte og de personer, der træffer afgørelser under udøvelse af beføjelserne i dette direktivs artikel 10-13 og 16, i de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder:
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kan varetage deres opgaver og udøve deres beføjelser til at anvende artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF uafhængigt af politisk eller anden udefrakommende indblanding
INDEPENDENCE AND RESOURCES
hverken søger eller modtager instrukser fra en regering eller nogen anden offentlig eller privat enhed ved varetagelsen af deres opgaver eller udøvelsen af deres beføjelser til at anvende artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, uden at dette berører en medlemsstats regerings ret til at udstede generelle politiske retningslinjer, som ikke vedrører sektorundersøgelser eller specifikke håndhævelsessager, og
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afstår fra enhver handling, der er uforenelig med varetagelsen af deres opgaver og/eller med udøvelsen af deres beføjelser til at anvende artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF og er omfattet af procedurer, der sikrer, at de i en rimelig periode efter fratrædelse afstår fra at behandle håndhævelsessager, der kan give anledning til interessekonflikter.
Independence
De personer, der træffer afgørelser under udøvelse af beføjelserne i dette direktivs artikel 10-13 og 16, i de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder må ikke afskediges fra sådanne myndigheder af årsager relateret til en korrekt varetagelse af deres opgaver eller en korrekt udøvelse af deres beføjelser under anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF som omhandlet i dette direktivs artikel 5, stk. 2.
To guarantee the independence of national administrative competition authorities when applying Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, Member States shall ensure that such authorities perform their duties and exercise their powers impartially and in the interests of the effective and uniform application of those provisions, subject to proportionate accountability requirements and without prejudice to close cooperation between competition authorities in the European Competition Network.
De kan alene afskediges, hvis de ikke længere opfylder de nødvendige betingelser for at varetage deres opgaver, eller hvis de er blevet fundet skyldige i alvorlige forseelser i henhold til national ret.
In particular, Member States shall at a minimum ensure that the staff and persons who take decisions exercising the powers in Articles 10 to 13 and Article 16 of this Directive in national administrative competition authorities:
Betingelserne for varetagelsen af deres opgaver og for, hvad der udgør alvorlige forseelser, fastlægges på forhånd i national ret, idet der tages hensyn til behovet for at sikre effektiv håndhævelse.
are able to perform their duties and to exercise their powers for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU independently from political and other external influence;
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at medlemmerne af beslutningsorganet for de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder udvælges og ansættes eller udpeges i overensstemmelse med klare og gennemsigtige procedurer, der er fastsat på forhånd i national ret.
neither seek nor take any instructions from government or any other public or private entity when carrying out their duties and exercising their powers for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, without prejudice to the right of a government of a Member State, where applicable, to issue general policy rules that are not related to sector inquiries or specific enforcement proceedings; and
De nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder har beføjelse til selv at prioritere de opgaver vedrørende anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, der er omhandlet i dette direktivs artikel 5, stk. 2.
refrain from taking any action which is incompatible with the performance of their duties and/or with the exercise of their powers for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and are subject to procedures that ensure that, for a reasonable period after leaving office, they refrain from dealing with enforcement proceedings that could give rise to conflicts of interest.
I det omfang de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder har pligt til at behandle formelle klager, har disse myndigheder beføjelse til at afvise sådanne klager under henvisning til, at de ikke finder en sådan klage af håndhævelsesmæssig prioritet.
The persons who take decisions exercising the powers in Articles 10 to 13 and Article 16 of this Directive in national administrative competition authorities shall not be dismissed from such authorities for reasons related to the proper performance of their duties or to the proper exercise of their powers for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, as referred to in Article 5(2) of this Directive.
Dette berører ikke de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheders beføjelse til at afvise klager af andre årsager, der er fastsat i national ret.
They may be dismissed only if they no longer fulfil the conditions required for the performance of their duties or if they have been found guilty of serious misconduct under national law.
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The conditions required for the performance of their duties, and what constitutes serious misconduct, shall be laid down in advance in national law, taking into account the need to ensure effective enforcement.
Ressourcer
Member States shall ensure that the members of the decision-making body of national administrative competition authorities are selected, recruited or appointed according to clear and transparent procedures laid down in advance in national law.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer som minimum, at de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder råder over et tilstrækkeligt antal kvalificerede ansatte og tilstrækkelige finansielle, tekniske og teknologiske ressourcer, der er nødvendige for effektivt at kunne varetage deres opgaver og for effektivt at kunne udøve deres beføjelser i forbindelse med anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF som fastsat i denne artikels stk. 2.
National administrative competition authorities shall have the power to set their priorities for carrying out the tasks for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU as referred to in Article 5(2) of this Directive.
Med henblik på stk. 1 skal de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder som minimum kunne gennemføre undersøgelser med henblik på at anvende artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, vedtage afgørelser under anvendelse af disse bestemmelser på grundlag af artikel 5 i forordning (EF) nr. 1/2003 og arbejde nært sammen i Det Europæiske Konkurrencenetværk for at sikre en effektiv og ensartet anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF.
To the extent that national administrative competition authorities are obliged to consider formal complaints, those authorities shall have the power to reject such complaints on the grounds that they do not consider such complaints to be an enforcement priority.
I det omfang national ret fastlægger det, skal de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder også kunne rådgive offentlige institutioner og organer, hvis det er relevant, om lovgivningsmæssige, reguleringsmæssige og administrative foranstaltninger, som kan have en indvirkning på konkurrencen på det indre marked, samt fremme offentlighedens kendskab til artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF.
This is without prejudice to the power of national administrative competition authorities to reject complaints on other grounds defined by national law.
Uden at det berører nationale budgetregler og -procedurer, sikrer medlemsstaterne, at de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder indrømmes uafhængighed i anvendelsen af deres tildelte budget til varetagelsen af deres opgaver som fastsat i stk. 2.
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Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder indgiver periodiske rapporter om deres aktiviteter og ressourcer til et regeringsorgan eller parlamentarisk organ.
Resources
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at sådanne rapporter indeholder oplysninger om udpegning og afskedigelse af medlemmer af beslutningsorganet, omfanget af tildelte ressourcer i det relevante år samt enhver ændring af dette beløb sammenlignet med tidligere år.
Member States shall ensure at a minimum that national competition authorities have a sufficient number of qualified staff and sufficient financial, technical and technological resources that are necessary for the effective performance of their duties, and for the effective exercise of their powers for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU as set out in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Sådanne reporter gøres offentligt tilgængelige.
For the purposes of paragraph 1 national competition authorities shall be able, at a minimum, to conduct investigations with a view to applying Articles 101 and 102 TFEU, to adopt decisions applying those provisions on the basis of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003; and to cooperate closely in the European Competition Network with a view to ensuring the effective and uniform application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
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To the extent provided for under national law, national competition authorities shall also be able to advise public institutions and bodies, where appropriate, on legislative, regulatory and administrative measures which may have an impact on competition in the internal market as well as promote public awareness of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
BEFØJELSER
Without prejudice to national budgetary rules and procedures, Member States shall ensure that national competition authorities are granted independence in the spending of the allocated budget for the purpose of carrying out their duties as set out in paragraph 2.
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Member States shall ensure that national administrative competition authorities submit periodic reports on their activities and their resources to a governmental or parliamentary body.
Beføjelse til at foretage kontrolundersøgelser i forretningslokaler
Member States shall ensure that such reports include information about the appointments and dismissals of members of the decision-making body, the amount of resources that were allocated in the relevant year, and any changes in that amount compared to previous years.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder kan foretage alle nødvendige uanmeldte kontrolundersøgelser hos virksomheder og virksomhedssammenslutninger med henblik på anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF.
Such reports shall be made publicly available.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de embedsmænd og andre ledsagende personer, som de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder har bemyndiget eller udpeget til at foretage disse kontrolundersøgelser, som minimum har beføjelse til:
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at få adgang til alle virksomhedernes og virksomhedssammenslutningernes lokaler, grunde og transportmidler
POWERS
at kontrollere bøger og andre forretningspapirer, uanset hvilket medie de er lagret på, og at få adgang til enhver oplysning, som den kontrollerede enhed har adgang til
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at tage eller få kopi eller udskrift under enhver form af sådanne bøger eller forretningspapirer og, hvor de finder det hensigtsmæssigt, at fortsætte sådanne informationssøgninger og at udvælge kopier eller udskrift i den nationale konkurrencemyndigheds lokaler eller i andre udpegede lokaler
Power to inspect business premises
at forsegle alle forretningslokaler samt bøger eller andre forretningspapirer i det for kontrolundersøgelsen nødvendige tidsrum og omfang
Member States shall ensure that national administrative competition authorities are able to conduct all necessary unannounced inspections of undertakings and associations of undertakings for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
at afkræve alle virksomhedens eller virksomhedssammenslutningens repræsentanter eller ansatte forklaringer om faktiske oplysninger eller dokumenter vedrørende kontrolundersøgelsens genstand og formål og registrere deres svar.
Member States shall ensure that the officials and other accompanying persons authorised or appointed by national competition authorities to conduct such inspections are, at a minimum, empowered:
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at virksomheder og virksomhedssammenslutninger har pligt til at underkaste sig en kontrolundersøgelse, jf. stk. 1.
to enter any premises, land, and means of transport of undertakings and associations of undertakings;
Medlemsstaterne sikrer ligeledes, at hvis en virksomhed eller en virksomhedssammenslutning modsætter sig en kontrolundersøgelse, der er blevet besluttet af en national administrativ konkurrencemyndighed og/eller er blevet godkendt af en national domstol, kan de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder anmode politiet eller en tilsvarende retshåndhævende myndighed om den fornødne bistand til at foretage kontrolundersøgelsen.
to examine the books and other records related to the business irrespective of the medium on which they are stored, and to have the right to access any information which is accessible to the entity subject to the inspection;
En sådan bistand kan også indhentes som en forebyggende foranstaltning.
to take or obtain, in any form, copies of or extracts from such books or records and, where they consider it appropriate, to continue making such searches for information and the selection of copies or extracts at the premises of the national competition authorities or at any other designated premises;
Denne artikel berører ikke kravene i national ret om forudgående godkendelse af sådanne undersøgelser fra en national domstol.
to seal any business premises and books or records for the period and to the extent necessary for the inspection;
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to ask any representative or member of staff of the undertaking or association of undertakings for explanations on facts or documents relating to the subject matter and purpose of the inspection and to record the answers.
Beføjelse til at foretage kontrolundersøgelser af andre lokaler
Member States shall ensure that undertakings and associations of undertakings are required to submit to the inspections referred to in paragraph 1.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder, såfremt der er rimelig grund til mistanke om, at bøger eller andre forretningspapirer, der vedrører genstanden for kontrolundersøgelsen, og som måtte være relevante som bevis for en overtrædelse af artikel 101 eller 102 i TEUF, opbevares i andre end de i dette direktivs artikel 6, stk. 1, litra a), omhandlede lokaler eller på grunde eller i transportmidler, herunder private hjem tilhørende de pågældende virksomheders eller virksomhedssammenslutningers direktører, ledere og andre ansatte, kan foretage uanmeldte kontrolundersøgelser i sådanne lokaler, på sådanne grunde eller i sådanne transportmidler.
Member States shall also ensure that, where an undertaking or association of undertakings opposes an inspection that has been ordered by a national administrative competition authority and/or that has been authorised by a national judicial authority, national competition authorities are able to obtain the necessary assistance of the police or of an equivalent enforcement authority so as to enable them to conduct the inspection.
Sådanne kontrolundersøgelser foretages ikke uden en forudgående godkendelse fra en national domstol.
Such assistance may also be obtained as a precautionary measure.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de embedsmænd og andre ledsagende personer, som de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder har bemyndiget eller udpeget til at foretage en kontrolundersøgelse i overensstemmelse med denne artikels stk. 1 som minimum har de beføjelser, der er fastlagt i artikel 6, stk. 1, litra a), b) og c), og artikel 6, stk. 2.
This Article is without prejudice to requirements under national law for the prior authorisation of such inspections by a national judicial authority.
Anmodninger om oplysninger
Power to inspect other premises
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder kan pålægge virksomheder og virksomhedssammenslutninger at stille alle nødvendige oplysninger med henblik på anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF til rådighed inden for en given og rimelig frist.
Member States shall ensure that if a reasonable suspicion exists that books or other records related to the business and to the subject matter of the inspection, which may be relevant to prove an infringement of Article 101 or Article 102 TFEU, are being kept in any premises, land or means of transport other than those referred to in point (a) of Article 6(1) of this Directive, including the homes of directors, managers, and other members of staff of undertakings or associations of undertakings, national administrative competition authorities are able to conduct unannounced inspections in such premises, land and means of transport.
Sådanne anmodninger om oplysninger skal stå i et rimeligt forhold til formålet og må ikke føre til, at modtageren af anmodningen tvinges til at tilstå en overtrædelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF.
Such inspections shall not be carried out without the prior authorisation of a national judicial authority.
Pligten til at stille alle nødvendige oplysninger omfatter oplysninger, som sådanne virksomheder eller virksomhedssammenslutninger har adgang til.
Member States shall ensure that the officials and other accompanying persons authorised or appointed by national competition authorities to conduct an inspection in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article at a minimum have the powers set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1) and Article 6(2).
Nationale konkurrencemyndigheder tillægges også beføjelse til at anmode enhver anden fysisk eller juridisk person om at give oplysninger, der kan være relevante for anvendelse af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, inden for en given og rimelig frist.
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Requests for information
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at nationale administrative konkurrencemyndigheder som minimum har beføjelse til at indkalde enhver repræsentant for en virksomhed eller en virksomhedssammenslutning eller enhver repræsentant for andre juridiske personer og enhver fysisk person, når en sådan repræsentant eller person kan være i besiddelse af oplysninger, der er relevante for anvendelsen af artikel 101 og 102 i TEUF, til et interview.
Member States shall ensure that national administrative competition authorities may require undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide all necessary information for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU within a specified and reasonable time limit.
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Such requests for information shall be proportionate and not compel the addressees of the requests to admit an infringement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.
Fastslåelse og standsning af overtrædelser
The obligation to provide all necessary information covers information which is accessible to such undertakings or associations of undertakings.
Medlemsstaterne sikrer, at de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder, hvis de fastslår en overtrædelse af artikel 101 eller 102 i TEUF, ved en afgørelse kan pålægge de deltagende virksomheder eller virksomhedssammenslutninger at bringe den pågældende overtrædelse til ophør.
National competition authorities shall also be empowered to require any other natural or legal persons to provide information that may be relevant for the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU within a specified and reasonable time limit.
Ved valget mellem to lige effektive påbud vælger de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder det mindst belastende for virksomheden i overensstemmelse med proportionalitetsprincippet.
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