Global Competition Law is primarly a practitioner's guide presenting the most salient aspects of the major competition laws country by country, giving an overview of their structure and most charasteristic elements.
Global Competition Law also provides insight into possible future developments in the field.

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 The Competition Authority initiates proceedings either on the basis of complaints or on its own initiative. In accordance with Section 19 of the Competition Act, the Competition Authority may request from undertakings or groups of undertakings any information deemed necessary for the investigation of a case. The Authority may also request documents to be given up for inspection. It may even reque …

Complaints and investigations

 The Competition Authority initiates proceedings either on the basis of complaints or on its own initiative. In accordance with Section 19 of the Competition Act, the Competition Authority may request from undertakings or groups of undertakings any information deemed necessary for the investigation of a case. The Authority may also request documents to be given up for inspection. It may even request information and documents from other administrative authorities, including the tax and customs authorities, irrespective of their duty not to reveal confidential information. 

On 1 April 2001 an agreement between Denmark, Iceland and Norway on cooperation in competition cases came into effect, which enables the competition authorities of these countries to exchange confidential information in order to achieve more effective enforcement of the three countries national competition legislation. A more extensive cooperation agreement was signed on 8 September 2017 between Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The agreement streamlines cooperation between the competition authorities of the signatories through notifications and information exchanges on ongoing competition investigations. The agreement also allows the Nordic competition authorities to submit official requests for information on each other’s behalf as well as assist each other in the conduct of dawn raids. 

Section 20 provides that during an investigation the Authority may carry out inspections on the premises of an undertaking and seize documents and other evidence when it deems necessary, in accordance with the rules of the Code of Criminal Procedure concerning search and seizure.

Proceedings before the Competition Authority are conducted in writing but the Authority may permit the parties to give an oral account of their written submissions. If the Competition Authority is of the opinion that a decision shall be taken, it addresses the parties a Statement of Objections. The parties are granted a reasonable time to comment and to submit documents (no less than two weeks and no longer than two months).

The Competition Authority is permitted at all stages of the proceedings to conclude the case by a settlement. The settlement may involve a party consenting to change a specified conduct or to observe instructions or conditions. Settlement may also involve the admission by a party of a violation of the Act and consent to pay a reduced administrative fine.

Proceedings before the Competition Authority

  Pursuant to Section 16 of the Competition Act the Competition Authority may take provisional decisions on individual matters. Interim decisions shall be effective for a specific period time and may be renewed if necessary.

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968. Complaints and investigations

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968. Complaints and investigations

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