European Competition Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
General Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Restrictive agreements and abuse of dominant position
Title 1: Introduction
Title 2: Jurisdiction
Title 3: Initiation of Commission proceedings
Title 4: Preliminary investigations
Chapter 1: Written phase
Chapter 2: Oral phase
Chapter 3: Length of proceedings
Title 6: Commission decision
Title 7: Remedies
Title 8: Civil sanctions
Part 4: Mergers
Part 5: State aid
245. Principle of separation of investigation and decision-making roles
1 minute de lecture
The Commission has a dual function as investigating authority and decision-making authority. This dual function is not contrary to Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights , insofar as the Commission cannot be classified as a “court” . According to the Court of Justice, Article 6 of the Convention is not, as long as the European Union has not acceded to the Convention, formally inco …
