The EEC Council has changed the procedure for considering antitrust cases in cross-border markets

Ирэн Орлонская Economy
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- According to information from the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Council of this organization has introduced new rules for considering cases of violations of competition principles in cross-border markets.

Now, the commission handling the case is required to provide the respondent with the findings of the case at the final meeting, including the qualification of their actions or inaction. This innovation is intended to ensure that the respondent has the opportunity for defense, as they will be able to learn about the specific violations being alleged against them.

Additionally, the deadlines for preparing draft decisions in cases related to the failure to provide information or non-compliance with "behavioral conditions" have been reduced from 60 to 45 working days.

The list of grounds for terminating the consideration of a case, which includes the absence of a violation, the liquidation of a legal entity, the death of an individual, and the expiration of the statute of limitations, has been expanded to include the possibility of transferring materials to the authorized bodies of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Furthermore, the statute of limitations for cases of non-compliance with "behavioral conditions" (the established period is 1 year) excludes the period during which the consideration of the case was suspended due to restrictions (such as a pandemic) or emergencies in the EAEU countries.
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