The European Commission launched, on Thursday 30 June, a call for evidence and a public consultation inviting feedback on the performance of the EU Regulations which lay out the procedures for the application of EU competition rules (Regulation 1/2003 and Regulation 773/2004).
Interested parties have 14 weeks, until 6 October 2022, to respond to the public consultation.
The consultation is part of a wider review to ensure that the EU’s antitrust rules remain fit for purpose. The information collected through the consultation will provide part of the evidence to be used in the Commission's evaluation.
In particular, the consultation addresses topics of particular importance for the evaluation, such as the Commission’s investigative powers, the procedural rights of parties to investigations and third parties, the Commission’s enforcement powers and the cooperation of the Commission with national competition authorities (‘NCAs’) and courts.
The evaluation will help the Commission decide whether the current EU antitrust procedural framework should be maintained or changed. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)