This Glossary explains certain specialised terms used in the public Antitrust Manual of Procedures.
| Term or acronym | Meaning or definition |
|---|---|
| AdCom | Advisory Committee |
| AT Registry | Antitrust Registry of DG Competition |
| CJEU | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| College | College of Commissioners |
| Commission | European Commission of the European Union |
| Commissioner for Competition | Commissioner of the European Union for Competition |
| Council | Council of the European Union |
| ECN+ Directive | Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market, OJ L 11, 14.1.2019, p. 3–33. |
| DG(s) | Directorate-General(s) of the European Commission |
| DG Competition | Directorate-General of Competition of the European Union |
| ECN | European Competition Network |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEA Agreement | Agreement on the European Economic Area - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Declarations by the Governments of the Member States of the Community and the EFTA States - Arrangements - Agreed Minutes - Declarations by one or several of the Contracting Parties of the Agreement on the European Economic Area, OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 3–522. |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| ESA | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| EU | European Union |
| EUDPR | Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39–98. |
| Fines Guidelines | Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003, OJ C 210, 1.9.2006, p. 2–5. |
| GDPR | Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88. |
| Terms of Reference of the Hearing Officer | 2011/695/EU: Decision of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings, OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29–37. |
| Hearing Officers | Hearing Officers of the European Commission |
| Legal Service | Legal Service of the European Commission |
| Leniency Notice | Commission Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases, OJ C 298, 8.12.2006, p. 17–22. |
| Leniency Officers | Leniency Officers of DG Competition |
| LoF | Letter of facts |
| NCA | National Competition Authority |
| Notice on Access to File | Commission Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, OJ C 325, 22.12.2005, p. 7–15. |
| Notice on Best Practices | Commission Notice on best practices for the conduct of proceedings concerning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU OJ C 308, 20.10.2011, p. 6-32. |
| Notice on Cooperation between National Courts and the Commission | Commission Notice on the co-operation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC, OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 54–64. |
| Notice on Cooperation within the ECN | Commission Notice on cooperation within the Network of Competition Authorities, OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 43–53. |
| Notice on Informal Guidance | Commission Notice on informal guidance relating to novel or unresolved questions concerning Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that arise in individual cases (guidance letters), 2022/C 381/07, C/2022/6925, OJ C 381, 4.10.2022, p. 9–13. |
| Notice on Remedies | Commission Notice on remedies acceptable under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and under Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004, OJ C 267, 22.10.2008, p. 1–27. |
| Oral hearing | Oral hearing in antitrust and merger proceedings |
| OJ | Official Journal |
| PA | Preliminary Assessment (in an Article 9 of Regulation 1/2003 procedure) |
| Parliament | European Parliament |
| PoA | Power of Attorney |
| Regulation 17/62 | EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty, OJ 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204–211. |
| Regulation 1/2003 | Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty, OJ L 1, 04/01/2003, p. 1–25. |
| Regulation 773/2004 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 18–24. |
| Regulation 1049/2001 | Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43–48. |
| Regulation 139/2004 | Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation), OJ L 24, 29/01/2004, p. 1–22. |
| Regulation 802/2004 | Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 of 7 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, OJ L 133, 30.4.2004, p. 1–39. |
| Regulation 2894/94 | Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area, OJ L 305, 30.11.1994, p. 6–8. |
| RFI | Request for information |
| Rules of Procedure | Rules of Procedure of the Commission of 24 February 2010 (C(2010)1200 final), OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p.26, as amended by Commission Decision of 24 February 2010, (2010/138/EC, Euratom), OJ L55 of 05.03.2010, p. 60. |
| Rules giving effect | Rules giving effect to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (C(2000)3614), OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p.26, as amended by Commission Decision of 24 February 2010, (2010/138/EC, Euratom), OJ L55 of 05.03.2010, p. 60. |
| Secretariat-General | Secretariat-General of the European Commission |
| Settlement Notice | Commission Notice on the conduct of settlement procedures in view of the adoption of Decisions pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in cartel cases, OJ C 167, 2.7.2008, p. 1–6 . |
| SO | Statement of objections |
| SoP | State of play meeting |
| SSO | Supplementary statement of objections |
| TFEU | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |