COM(2012)244 - Signing of an Agreement with Switzerland concerning cooperation on the application of competition laws

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  1. Key information
  2. Key dates
  3. Related information
  4. Resulting legislation
  5. Full version
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Key information

official title

Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing of an Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws
 
Legal instrument Decision
Decision making procedure non-legislative procedure;Non legislative enactments (NLE)
reference by COM-number19 COM(2012)244 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2012)244
procedure number21 2012/0126(NLE)
CELEX number22 52012PC0244

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Key dates

Document 01-06-2012
Online publication 01-06-2012
Decision 22-04-2013; Besluit 2013/203
Publication in Official Journal23 27-04-2013; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 11 Volume 117,OJ L 117, 27.4.2013

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Related information

  • Explanatory memorandum
  • Considerations
  • Legal provisions
  • Annexes

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Resulting legislation

  • Decision 2013/203 - 2013/203/EU: Council Decision of 22 April 2013 on the signing of an Agreement with Switzerland concerning cooperation on the application of their competition laws
 

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    This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own internal procedures
     
  • 2. 
    The Parties may agree on any amendment to this Agreement
     
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    Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying the other in writing through diplomatic channels
     
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    No information discussed or transmitted under this Agreement shall be used to impose sanctions on natural persons
     
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    Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying the other in writing through diplomatic channels
     
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    A competition authority may require that information transmitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be used subject to the terms and conditions it specifies
     
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    The competition authorities of the Parties shall not discuss, request or transmit information obtained by investigative process if using such information would be prohibited under the procedural rights and privileges guaranteed under the respective laws of the Parties for their enforcement activities, including the right against self-incrimination and the legal professional privilege
     
  • 8. 
    No information discussed or transmitted under this Agreement shall be used to impose sanctions on natural persons
     
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    months from the date of receiving such a notification
     
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    This Agreement shall be approved by the Parties in accordance with their own internal procedures
     
  • 11. 
    The Parties may agree on any amendment to this Agreement
     
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    Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying the other in writing through diplomatic channels
     
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    No information discussed or transmitted under this Agreement shall be used to impose sanctions on natural persons
     
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    Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by notifying the other in writing through diplomatic channels
     
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    A competition authority may require that information transmitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be used subject to the terms and conditions it specifies
     
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    The competition authorities of the Parties shall not discuss, request or transmit information obtained by investigative process if using such information would be prohibited under the procedural rights and privileges guaranteed under the respective laws of the Parties for their enforcement activities, including the right against self-incrimination and the legal professional privilege
     
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    No information discussed or transmitted under this Agreement shall be used to impose sanctions on natural persons
     
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    months from the date of receiving such a notification
     
  • 19. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
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    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
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    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 22. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 23. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.