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8	The Procedural and Institutional Framework of EU Competition Enforcement

Fernando CASTILLO DE LA TORRE - Legal Service, European Commission Luis ORTIZ BLANCO - Garrigues

Session 1 : Friday 11 March 2011 Session 2 : Friday 18 March 2011 Session 3 : Friday 25 March 2011

Outline

1. Institutional Framework
2. Cooperation between the Commission and National Competition Authorities
3. Organization of Proceedings
4. Opening of the File
5. Investigation of Cases
6. Infringement Procedures :
   1. Leniency Policy
   2. Formal Investigative measures, in general. Interviews and Requests for Information
   3. Inspections
   4. Penalties, Confidentiality
7. Infringement Decisions and Penalties
8. Rejection of Complaints
9. Finding of Inapplicability
10. Voluntary Adjustments, Commitments and Conclusion of the Procedure without a Formal Decision
11. Special Procedures
12. Judicial Review and Monitoring of Decisions

Organization

The course is entirely taught in English, with 15 in-class hours.
The course takes place over a periode of three weeks, with three weekly lectures on Friday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
A lunch is provided at 12:30 p.m. prior to the beginning of each class.
Participants will receive a documentation pack.

Tuition fee

The fee for the course is €500.
In-house lawyers and civil servants are eligible for a special reduced fee of €400.

Venue

The course will take place on the premises of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB), Rue Ravenstein 4, 1000 Brussels

Registration

• Download the apply form and fill in electronically.
  Please return the apply form to Mr. Charles Gheur.
  E-mail : info@brusselsschoolofcompetition.eu
• Download the apply form, print it out and fill in manually.
  Fax : +32 2 5150985
  Post : Rue Ravenstein 4, 1000 Brussels