regul regul implement articl treati council european econom commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion european parliament order establish system ensur competit distort common market provid balanc applic articl uniform manner member state establish rule appli articl account ensur effect supervis simplifi administr greatest extent make obligatori gener principl undertak seek applic articl notifi commiss agreement decis concert practic hand agreement decis concert practic numer examin time hand special featur make prejudici develop common market make flexibl arrang time respect categori agreement decis concert practic prejudg valid articl interest undertak agreement decis practic parti propos parti lead action part commiss pursuant articl articl order secur uniform applic articl common market rule made commiss act close constant liaison compet author member state requisit measur appli articl purpos commiss oper compet author member state empow common market requir inform suppli undertak investig bring light agreement decis concert practic prohibit articl abus domin posit prohibit articl order carri duti ensur provis treati appli commiss empow address undertak associ undertak recommend decis purpos bring end infring articl complianc articl fulfil oblig impos undertak associ undertak regul enforc mean fine period penalti payment undertak concern accord heard commiss parti interest affect decis opportun submit comment ensur wide public decis decis commiss regul subject review court justic condit treati desir confer court justic pursuant articl unlimit jurisdict respect decis commiss impos fine period penalti payment regul enter forc prejudic provis adopt pursuant articl adopt regul articl basic provis prejudic articl regul agreement decis concert practic kind articl treati abus domin posit market mean articl treati prohibit prior decis effect requir articl neg clearanc applic undertak associ undertak concern commiss certifi basi fact possess ground articl articl treati action part respect agreement decis practic articl termin infring commiss applic initi find infring articl articl treati decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end entitl make applic member state natur legal person claim legitim interest prejudic provis regul commiss take decis paragraph address undertak associ undertak concern recommend termin infring articl notif agreement decis practic agreement decis concert practic kind articl treati exist entri forc regul respect parti seek applic articl notifi commiss notifi decis applic articl paragraph appli agreement decis concert practic parti thereto undertak member state agreement decis practic relat import export member state undertak parti thereto agreement restrict freedom parti contract determin price condit busi good obtain parti contract resold impos restrict exercis right assigne user industri properti right patent util model design trade mark person entitl contract assign grant method manufactur knowledg relat applic industri process sole object develop uniform applic standard type joint research improv techniqu provid result access parti thereto agreement decis practic notifi commiss articl notif exist agreement decis practic agreement decis concert practic kind articl treati exist date entri forc regul respect parti seek applic articl notifi commiss august paragraph appli agreement decis concert practic fall articl notifi commiss articl decis pursuant articl commiss take decis pursuant articl treati date decis effect date earlier date notif sentenc paragraph appli agreement decis concert practic fall articl articl fall articl notifi time limit articl articl special provis exist agreement decis practic agreement decis concert practic exist date entri forc regul notifi august satisfi requir articl treati undertak associ undertak concern ceas give effect modifi manner longer fall prohibit contain articl satisfi requir articl prohibit contain articl appli period fix commiss decis commiss pursuant forego sentenc appli undertak associ undertak expressli consent notif paragraph appli agreement decis concert practic fall articl exist date entri forc regul notifi januari articl durat revoc decis articl decis applic articl treati issu period condit oblig attach thereto decis applic renew requir articl treati continu satisfi commiss revok amend decis prohibit act parti chang fact basic make decis parti commit breach oblig attach decis decis base incorrect inform induc deceit parti abus exempt provis articl treati grant decis case subparagraph appli decis revok retroact effect articl power subject review decis court justic commiss sole power declar articl inapplic pursuant articl treati commiss power appli articl articl treati power exercis notwithstand time limit articl articl relat notif expir long commiss initi procedur articl author member state remain compet appli articl articl accord articl treati remain compet respect notwithstand time limit articl articl relat notif expir articl liaison author member state commiss forthwith transmit compet author member state copi applic notif copi import document lodg commiss purpos establish exist infring articl treati obtain neg clearanc decis applic articl commiss carri procedur set paragraph close constant liaison compet author member state author express view procedur advisori committe restrict practic monopoli consult prior take decis procedur paragraph decis renew amend revoc decis pursuant articl treati advisori committe compos offici compet matter restrict practic monopoli member state appoint offici repres prevent attend replac offici consult place joint meet conven commiss meet held earlier fourteen dai dispatch notic conven notic respect case examin accompani summari case indic import document preliminari draft decis advisori committe deliv opinion notwithstand member altern present report outcom consult proceed annex draft decis made public articl request inform carri duti assign articl provis adopt articl treati commiss obtain inform govern compet author member state undertak associ undertak send request inform undertak associ undertak commiss time forward copi request compet author member state territori seat undertak associ undertak situat request commiss state legal basi purpos request penalti provid articl suppli incorrect inform owner undertak repres case legal person compani firm associ legal person person authoris repres law constitut suppli inform request undertak associ undertak suppli inform request time limit fix commiss suppli incomplet inform commiss decis requir inform suppli decis inform requir fix time limit suppli penalti provid articl articl decis review court justic commiss time forward copi decis compet author member state territori seat undertak associ undertak situat articl inquiri sector economi sector economi trend trade member state price movement inflex price circumst suggest econom sector concern competit restrict distort common market commiss decid conduct gener inquiri econom sector thereof request undertak sector concern suppli inform give effect principl formul articl treati carri duti entrust commiss commiss request undertak associ undertak econom sector concern commun agreement decis concert practic exempt notif virtu articl articl make inquiri pursuant paragraph commiss request undertak group undertak size suggest occupi domin posit common market substanti part thereof suppli commiss particular structur undertak behaviour requisit apprais posit light articl treati articl articl appli correspondingli articl investig author member state request commiss compet author member state undertak investig commiss consid articl order decis pursuant articl offici compet author member state respons conduct investig exercis power product authoris write issu compet author member state territori investig made authoris subject matter purpos investig request commiss compet author member state territori investig made offici commiss assist offici author carri duti articl investig power commiss carri duti assign articl provis adopt articl treati commiss undertak investig undertak associ undertak end offici authoris commiss empow examin book busi record copi extract book busi record oral explan spot enter premis land mean transport undertak offici commiss authoris purpos investig exercis power product authoris write subject matter purpos investig penalti provid articl case product requir book busi record incomplet good time investig commiss inform compet author member state territori made investig ident authoris offici undertak associ undertak submit investig order decis commiss decis subject matter purpos investig appoint date begin penalti provid articl articl decis review court justic commiss decis refer paragraph consult compet author member state territori investig made offici compet author member state territori investig made request author commiss assist offici commiss carri duti undertak oppos investig order pursuant articl member state concern afford assist offici authoris commiss enabl make investig member state consult commiss measur end octob articl fine commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak fine unit account intention neglig suppli incorrect mislead inform applic pursuant articl notif pursuant articl suppli incorrect inform respons request made pursuant articl articl suppli inform time limit fix decis articl produc requir book busi record incomplet form investig articl refus submit investig order decis issu implement articl commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak fine unit account sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl articl treati commit breach oblig impos pursuant articl fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring articl appli decis pursuant paragraph crimin law natur fine provid paragraph impos respect act take place notif commiss decis applic articl treati provid fall limit activ notif notif agreement decis concert practic exist date entri forc regul provid notif effect time limit articl articl paragraph effect commiss inform undertak concern preliminari examin opinion articl treati appli applic articl justifi articl period penalti payment commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak period penalti payment unit account dai calcul date appoint decis order compel put end infring articl treati accord decis pursuant articl regul refrain act prohibit articl suppli complet correct inform request decis pursuant articl submit investig order decis pursuant articl undertak associ undertak satisfi oblig purpos period penalti payment enforc commiss fix total amount period penalti payment lower figur aris origin decis articl appli articl review court justic court justic unlimit jurisdict mean articl treati review decis commiss fix fine period penalti payment cancel reduc increas fine period penalti payment impos articl unit account purpos appli articl unit account adopt draw budget commun accord articl treati articl hear parti person take decis provid articl commiss give undertak associ undertak concern opportun heard matter commiss object commiss compet author member state hear natur legal person applic heard part person show suffici interest grant commiss intend give neg clearanc pursuant articl decis applic articl treati publish summari relev applic notif invit interest parti submit observ time limit fix month public regard legitim interest undertak protect busi secret articl profession secreci inform acquir result applic articl purpos relev request investig prejudic provis articl commiss compet author member state offici servant disclos inform acquir result applic regul kind cover oblig profession secreci provis paragraph prevent public gener inform survei inform undertak articl public decis commiss publish decis take pursuant articl public state name parti main content decis regard legitim interest undertak protect busi secret articl special provis commiss submit council propos make categori agreement decis concert practic fall articl articl compulsorili notifi articl year date entri forc regul council examin propos commiss special provis made exempt provis regul agreement decis concert practic fall articl articl articl transit provis applic decis author member state agreement decis concert practic kind articl treati entri forc regul compet author member state declar articl inapplic pursuant articl subject compulsori notif articl decis compet author member state deem decis mean articl ceas valid expir period fix author event year entri forc regul articl appli applic renew decis kind paragraph decid commiss accord articl articl implement provis commiss power adopt implement provis form content detail applic pursuant articl notif pursuant articl hear pursuant articl regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel februari council 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