Czech Republic

Czech
Republic
JosefVejmelka
andTomiisFiala
\./ei-e
ka&,,1t!nsclt
I
wrralarerheMt ofarawsandms(a provdinqlo-nianemenl
o-
Thc Dddon.lldw !'oridr€ nr rhc.li-or.enenrof,{fti.tes sl
rnd 82ofthdECTrc.rr $ A.rNo. 1.1J/2001
Coll.o! r(tre.rur
of LronomicConrFrifu)nasrnrerded(theCompe! ,n r\cr ol
fteA.r). Tl,elrocedure\thcr soyernrheipllicdion otr\ntctcs
3l rnd 82todgJeflnertrard p di.* haint d effe.ron ffade
bdwrtn I trlcrnberStares
hai.eben i,nrcduced
br .n,cnd
mert n) ihe Compe&n)nAcl No. i.10/200.1
Colt.,drecfvc as
hon 2 Jme 2004.
.
-
Natioral.onpetitionfl $ rre conranrdn d,ecilcdConpei
ion Acr, $h,ch enr.r.n nro i)rcc o! l Julv 2110. t]]e A.r
- . ."J h".om. \.ro tr.r.. r,.
(Ad No. 6l/1991 Coll. is ihenJedt. thc prin.ipk rddondh
behnrddr Conpeirnrnlcr \.s n, bri,rsi$ rc\t fullv jnm Liie
wnh EC comperitn)n
rulcs.,{ccoriinslyrhc,\ct s b,\ed oDfte
prin.itlG o{,{jtides8I andE2.aswellastC merytrrut6.
d P P 0 0 b r a ' o q l o rt ^ n i , d 3
drd3
Bisedon thdiDerdNnttorhe Comlclion,{.r (sec rDover,
theOfficcfor ProrecionofLronomlcCoDpc'1tion
(rl,eConrlc
titionOtficcor theOfficc)h.sbeensivenrlrcpoweir,)a|p'! {!
i.les 8 | drd 82. As a conscquorce.
the CoDpetitioiOfficcts
nowadayscntuied
to l,anrllccases
rvhichatfcnrfudebenveer
EL
\ h L { i ^ , , J i o l . , r e , . , , c , . ao o , , . J u n N h . l
res,thonghthcEuropean
Comnission's
o.rper.Dcci! n(h c,ses
will {ill !rcr.ll. lhe oficc is IL ly indel'erdcnr
nr r$ de.isio}
makirg.TncOfficei\ lreadcd
bj,a chanma
n who isrppointcdb,v
therrcsidenrofthr
c?echltepubli.npor dr lroposalof thesovemmcnr.lh cnaiman'slcrm!r rheofiiccla$ sir yearsandcan
bcrcne{edoi.e. Irraididort. itsco,rucridon
lgeid., thcOftice
s responliblc
fd $rneillx.ce,,fpublicprcnrementandperfoms
thc tuncdonof a $atcaldmoliroringauthori$
colrts a.t is coufts oi tir{ i|slRn.e m .oDncrcidl ![trei \ concernnig the rucdlo.
oi..rnFrir,on. tc.ofd!rgl\. regnnrit
. ' . . . ,
t
r i l w ' r . , , , ,
(lze.h
*
hetho
!
nd(
of
[C
codpen
m rulcs.Theh].,rh
tenr'on.
courrsvill ruieoDappeJ\rsrirsrde.nn)n\of rhcregiofur()u,3.
LJ@s
natona awin. udetutesodab6e ormrct plweMFiffi-niias
No, the concctrofl domnl.lr to\itnnr cotresp.ndssrar rnc
ofdre EroFaD CourrofJusdcc(fte E(J). cor
iLrispntdencc
scquentlrd,e Conperi n Acrlro|ibtr\ abuscbj, ore o. morc
r 1 . r , n b : o " p \ . l ' . , " " " . . n u , 1 ,r , n 1 . r
rionin drerclcrantmirkerisunobleLrDn.Lrl.
underrheAcl.Th.
Act iho rrovideslor a non e\Lrnsrn'.llsroiextrndcs ofrbu
ivecotrdu.t.]n dirionrotheexa plcsliid dolvnin tudcte82.
the ComFtitn)i r\cr ako lsts pi editur Fi.ing inil c$cnriatfr.ii
Furhcmore ir sh ld be rorcJ nrir m rlrenJnrcfrro d,e
(t,,lL.
Conpdiriin,:cr r.\d No..+i1420!.1
) ifrod u.eLlr fcr kiid
o r , h , . r o i J J o '_n, n . . , r , . . . , , f . ,
I
undenakirgro obran !nous hnmsFer. Ho$e\ei rherDord
nenr hasror inrroduced
rheconreproi.ne.ononi. depcfd.r.e
into theConpdi.ionAq, aso.is,nallyiugg6ied.
complainrsand enforcementbasedon Articles81 and 82
wnarare
meprn.rpa
waytn wri.hnatonarpowe6ol
nvestiqarion
and
enlo(enert,and
penaralorprc.edmnon{onpian.e,difistom
rtuse
ol $e Eropean
Commi5son?
ThcCompetition
Office\rvestiglrre powenarccompdabte
r()
(i)mmissiorunde,Rcgularionl/2001.
droseotthe F.uropear
Accordinsly
rhclower\ inch,dcnanrlyn!f(nniiotr requejvnd
on-thespotnNslgari.nB.To rhiselld,thr Offic.t offi.i.ls rre
enpwercd m errerdn! !rcmaes.liid andmars ofr,arslorr
(,rutrdcrt.knrss
bei,rssubiecr
to invesdsado!.
e htnerhcbooks
.nd oth* husirc$ records,takc copies,,rexrrac$lronr !u.h
booksor rccords,rnd .sk lor .! ora expLanario!
on rhe5!or.
N'loreovcr
rhe
oHi.i,lsrrc
cmpowercd
to
rppres
therllu'L'or
dddppddl ol Pr rqI
!d 3 a'd37?
' ' n , , l t r - J , , l' r h . . . r J ,
r,FI.. n.
' B o .r .
The C,cchItclublic hasror rcr adoritedrnr spcciairdes for Thc Comperition
Acl cmblesirern ro l-orceenrryof brc.k i .
Jesilnating
.ppropiatecour6i! proceedings
ilrolring Adicks culbodrds.Accofdhgl)!the ifspccrof ![\ wirholr rhe.!
81 ard 32. Therefore,
ftc jursdi.rionoi! courrto heara casc opdationolrllc urdeftrkiirssscarchfor rn! infonn.lor ne.e\
inlollDs E(lconrleririorn eswi i bcdcrern0erlbr d,cgoenl
sarynr nrcnNerigrtion.
ir esof jurisdlcio!laidd.M ln ,\cr No. 99/196-lColl.,drecivi
ThcOfficeisa socmpowered
to inspcr,aprn fron thcbusr
lnrcerlurcCodersrnendcdttheCivJP.ocedurcCoder.
)e.!or
nc$ prenisesol uDdcrriknrg\.orhcf pidnn.. lich,djng rhe
9 r,ar J hr (k)oftheCilillJrocedde(bderrrorides
rlrtresional honiesoibembcf 01rhestarunrrbodlesind orhefnr.nrbe.s
oi
A (r.on^r.(orupErnroNRr!u"
Spec
25
C Z E C HR E P U B I I C
veimelka & Wiihs.h
s.affof rhe undeitaking.oncerncd.No llDir is plactdor the
prenisesrharconsriNrcodre.t.emirj. Howeverin ord.r m
theoffice musrhavca
colducran inspecdotr
ofod,er premises
'reasonrblc
susplcion'
th.t booksandotherbusift$ rccor,lsor
concerned
arekeptin thoselremiscs.Addidoralln
thccompanv
rhe Ofiicc is entnledto cny out the lnspe.riononly nih an
judi.ialduthoriry
aurhorisadoD
lrom drcrcspe.tive
unde.Regdrtionl/2001,
Unlikelhc EurolcaDConrmissbn
prenises
andboots
tneofficeis norempowcrcd
ro sealbusineis
6 ro enablcrhcOmceroacqurerhealdnion.l onna n n will
n e e rf l r r , J . , i J . " nt - l , e " f r o ' , h .r s e e , ' r ' f L i
slhe.omplalnl
1l WitiislheproGdurcfo.makinqa.omplalntandhow
tn scncral,complaints
aboutallesedinftiryonen$of rlic conr
perrionru1cs
canbefi1ed
wirhthe(i)mp€tit,onOfficeb)'anynat
ural or lcgalpe$ons.This would includerhe parrjcsro the
'lhc
finesup ro rheanrour , S r " c r r r c n r .Jt p . . * h " u f . r e d r ^ h e p ' r p . o f r r ' ' r ( .
OfficcmaI imposedlsclplinary
i n p f l , r i .o , . . . . r " ' l l . . l ' o d r . r - , e
ofCZK300,0[,0(around€8,400)on anyoneBho inEnriori!)'
pcrsons
senrngsucn
or negllsendyfails to providcthe Office with the t! tr$ted iiJor
legconsumer
!r.up,.
pcriodoftimeiproridesin.onplete,
Thedeadhrsfor haldlinsco plaiit! a'e laiddo$n ni fte
m"tionwlrhinrhesripularcd
No. 1i0/19i8 Coll.on handlinsofcon
faheor idlccurle infornarioq l:ils ro prolide rhe rcquesred covernnentdDecree
plaints.
noti.esandlnsrigarions
of cmploltcshheDecE). Un,rer
booksand otherbusinesrecordsior failsro slbmn b the on
the sporin!$tigation-Tils fine may be imposcdbI the Office r|e De.ree,linple crsesshouldbc dccidcd$ithir l0 darsand
()mrhx ca\eswithinl0 da,vs
oi rhcdayrher weredeliveredto
'l
rhecoDpeierratrfioiiry hcr rine llnrir canhep()longed;nt
TLeOiice doesnor dealwuh $c qlcstun otthe ()nliden
thn .ar rheconiplaimnrmustbc inlormedabouttheptolong
tirht] .Ile\wtrJ1enr relarionsj
ho$'c!crln o!r ile$! it.rn lt
for rhed.ddlinccncnsDn.The.on
denved
iro gdEal principles
of CzcchlawrhdrdreOince\ofi
arion.induddsthereasons
phinr5,reiorsubjecttor.y f'lin8fees.
ci: lsarenot entnhdm mpcr cofespondence
bctu ecnrheunder
speaking,
upor rcceiving
a conipl.inrthc Otticels
L p , . ' . . n d . \ . o r o r n s \ .n l o r 4 i u '
Generallv
The
oreiullythe
fdctual
and
Lesel
sratencnls.
r,
fumpanyl
exrefral
legal
.odrl
camor
bc
uscd
obligcdtoe{amine
dnclrxed rhe
16ellThis!rivOflicewlllrhen decirlewheth* to initnrea fonnaladmiristra
asircfiniiatif .!:eidenceasainstheundentrkns
or to rejeclthecomllalnr.thc Ofriccis ertitled
ilege.horvev*.rlo* not covercolmulorion wnh rhccompary!
ive pri,ceeding
prioiries,includirgrlrerishtto
n) $tdblishitsown enfdcemenr
decidewhi.h dgremenisand conducrro invcstigare.r\s regdrd\
behveen
rheOfii.c ando$cf EU nation,l
rhenll({ari,,nofcases
(a d
/
'd pdnt
comlcdrionauthoitics,lt canhe{red ihat rheOfficew bcnr
iiiofi allyto.oselhelile on a.ompaint?
prlncillc wcll placcd'to acllf it receive!
d .onphirt aboulanri'
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competitlvc
corduo
substartiallr
affectins
l ' _ 1 . " , o _ po , i
cach Republic,and$c Officewill havethe powerto endrhe
tiied or do6 norrcquircitsinte.verrt,nandde.idestoreje.r{,
r ' . - q ' , c d r , i 1 : , , " h , , , 1 1 . r " r " r r e N o , i o r e t p . l inJringcmcnt.
Howcr{, puruant to Se.tion21i ol rneAn lhe
or rejeda complaint
ing t],ecomplaint.
Suchan adninlstrative
letteroi rhc Officcis Ofiiceis requi.edn) suTendproceedinss
u \ r e ' h c . ' m . , . J u . N n L i,, s J r phdl h p . o m r r o r '
ror subje.tt., appdal.
Nevenheles,
the.omplannnrcouldtilc.
rew con,plainrin the lane mafter.parrlcularlyif jt is suplorrcd ano$cf nationalcompdnn)nauthorlr!.
]ririnsemencof rhc
by ner' lnformatnrandfaason theallesed
againby theOffice.
conpetitionrulcs,whichsha11beconsidered
1 2 @
lo other
Arrde3l or326er ortansminlomaionabollsu.h.ases
y rheadhot'es'eopen
a rrei
In prircitle rl,e CompetitionOficeday reopena casewhor nc$'
facto.semeqe of which the offie was not aware $hcn it rook
Its deisirn to cl,sethe frle.
e @
! ndenakingG)
being
compia
inedabout?
The ConpetnionOfficeis obtLged
to concealthe idcntlwof a
f.on the fnn complarned
abour,ifconfidcfialltr
complaindnt
is rcqu*ted.rurthemore,it lhouldbenelflonedin fiis conrcxr
informallyor
tlatthe Officcmaya|9 uselnfqnu,n supplled
evenanonynously
byi-irmsorindividualswho
do rotwish to be
idcrtifiedasa complainant.
h gcneml,rhe ConrFtid)n Offi.e is enpowerd to excharyc
with theComnilsbnandotherEUnatlonalcomperrlonauthor
p p a " n rs , o r p p . f l \ u c d". r'rr :rJ ,h, ni{-r''
lar cascconsidered
under EC .omletition rul$, in.ludins
confiddrial informarion.Sof.r aswc know,the Office hassohr
proceedings
pu6ur.t to Afi
comiren.ddonly oneadmlnlstrarlve
icles81 and82 in whichit hasbeenoblisedto consulrrheComnri$bn andtrovideit with x sdmrl of rhecase,includingthe
courseol actionanticipated
13@
a!aresu
l olinlomanon
re@ived
Ircmthecommission
orothernaaofal
nother
audoftier?
Havelheymadeuseol$€posiblilyroaskaurhornes
Member
sral* tocry outitupedoronthenbehall?
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T., our InowledgerheComledrionOlficehasrot yet,dopted
,
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p
p
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f
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fromthe con
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dnr decision
basedon rheinfornarior received
) . . . 1 p ,o
Ofr."r
authodtiG.Ii kewise,
ri,)non,tsown inlddnre.where
irrisies ro investigaE
ar aleged iri!\ion .nd/orothernationalcompedtion
iffi,rgeitnt that has.ode to ,tsaftennon.lhe Officema.!obraur wc are not awareof any casewherethe Offi.e has askcdofter
f.on a varierrofsouces,
" o , " . o . p . , ui r , , l r ' i n . r ' ' ' ,\ ' . rr L P i , ' p q _. oi o
$e ilfomadon lo iriiale troceeLlina\
Thcalnroithe in!$tigdtion
includingrhepressa complaints.
26
MODERNfSATIOI{
fN EUK}PE2AA5- gcttinA the deatthtough
a croB\LcoMPr | | roNRr\ rr* specd fiepon
tlailonilauthoities
remedies
mav'mpose0n
14 W[arm rhmi mumfirennndonsnatonaLauthotrtes
Ani.6 3l and32?
nfmqemenlof
undena[nqsior
\'hcn rhe Ofiicc discovers.n iftrinseni.tr ot the oblisair)ns
nipllaEd hr rhc,{n of Art,clcs8l afd 82, ir can inposc fires
€300,U00)ornlto l0 lcf
up to alZK 10t lion (attr)nnrdI
.cnt of Dcr tunlorcr ichieved nr rhc last ..lendrr Ye.r b-r rlre
undcir.l.inssrhlrbrca.hed tu prchlbitiolsrr our bi tlre Ad
li thcciseoi helnviounlremLrchc!n,u!.lorsfflctltiluue
'i
p n c , r "hr , . . r r , e ' r ' r J ' 1 , : F r ' r '
qndu.r,
o1
is
tle
nrfl
such
Y
p-fonn a.errlir
.ondud cnd./or
ln
dre
bisis
dndnimrcry
on
a
Dor
. produ$b t|ird laftie\
c.seol sru.turrl rcra'die\,for cxamth. ir c.D orJe.a! under
takntgro dii'6r a prrricuhr i\f or Lrusirtstloetrti: rHnedic\
' r r , . r' . i
,' .l.po!,-, 'p. l'.. p.ri
rsm
sod tor os aJie?
.ommllnenis
)
";=-j;E-;;;---@-
-
-
Irr pLin iplc, ines for liolai,)ns oi $c Czdchconrlclri.n rrl.s
car rko be nprxed bl tlic Ct)mFttriot Offi.e on forcisn under
nkines.Ilomler, the Officovonld havc onlv hritcd meos. if
lo..ted ou$ide its tedrorial comperdcc
enqpoqr
l6 srherca
iarionallen
nnder
t5, irr2001rlicC,)ntteritionOffi.ermouncedcotrdrnnrs
t(,
.o
decidcd
rhrt
in r carrcligreelrenr
\rhich underrdklrgs
be
tuts
or
mir
ed
tom
m.r
bc
c\enr
op.r.rei!trh rh. Offl.e
gr.nrcd5isnficdfrreilu.:ionsin ires lh. Olil.e'sproEarrme
""..t,
l . F n . .1 . , . t r .
, rJ .
o'.I
l.ike theEU lefienq policri,the Czcchlenietc,!proS.anlne
guaranrees
ldl irrmu t)-for r qu.lifyingfir{ rpplicdntHow
in thisrlpeo ismadeo!1I rtthe endotdt Pro
elei rlicde.isioD
ofieredd.cisile
ceedlrss,defdndrEon whetherdrc compaDv
Additondll! in .o rasrro
io co(,perdtc
.viderceandcoddnucd
rl,eEC L$io,.! Nornc.the.pplicablelenierc.a
l()srrnlrc in
()ec_l
of
for$rirr..
conlirti.rion
rrtprovidc
docs
Repubirc
rfe
proc$s.
Ac.ordingL]!
in
thc
aDtstr
inmuriry
earlr
c.ndirional
wedrciir.lnEdro saythardrcaLrole1a.snrject!,neclcmentol
.i rh.lcnlenq
inro rhedppliclrirnr
nncdairti dd $rLrjectlvitt
progrdmme
in rhcCze.hRepublic
alfedtheeveotlinamposedl
17 What
olferfa.roE
'flre
conpciion OlUc.h.s itrdriddbledis.rero.it!Pow{s ro
oilhc conrFtnionrules'
for bread,er
irrpor nionetrrrsaDcrions
ftslisendr'h firirs the
if rhesearecomiricd lntdnriondllY,tr
xnnnr of fine,thc Officehasro haveresdrdtu thes lri., tos
sihlerecurenceandduntor oi drclnfrinscmertAdditiorallir
thcgraviryoiar inftnBcFeftrheOllicet&s inro
n assessing
rccourr lugc numhd of facto6.theftrure xndimloftanceol
'..
r ' f r p "r r . i q .
fr.lors nElude,n'
Thcsc
of$c cise
tion rNl rl,e.ircums$nces
of rh. rcstric
dr
n.tnre
of
rne
Pa|nes.
farticul.r,drekro$lcdge
dre
oi
tlic
urriertakDgs.
rbeconducroieach
ri,,n\of.oDFrtion,
el.
olrlre
the
iNportance
of
dicm.
blcach
tdlucr,
rolcrlar-ed
the qucs n oi dou
The(lompcrithi A.l doesnot addresr
ble sxncrnn*.tlomrer, lf parallcltr.ceciinss would lerd m
rlcprincipleofeqrr' (,. D; t? dem lrriir
doublesrncriorsthen
ciplc)u1 d rcqulrethar rhee.rliers.r.tions shouldher'k't
bc
lerelolthelatersancttunsrc
nF accountnrdcrermininsrhe
'l8 GTFdFd-ilnlmrru.rmr rcmedies
be]mPosed?
23 of rhcConperlrionALlproridestharrirc{l(nnpedrion
secrion
Officecaninpor re ediesor an nfrirgftg undotaL(ingNo
!iD,tr phcedor rhcfatureolrhe\etmcdies.ie ihc* canbeol
r'r mr'i
. n
ln .,--1..,.lodre(io!!
br
rhe
amcrdnnl
larv
intodLrced
CzcchconpetLrior
pcririorA.r isecI .bo\e).rr.l io.ase la$'h.s Yetbe.ncvolved
b.r rk conr'erlrrotofi.e !r rhlsrrei Ncrcnhele\s,ir cin be
rr:
rsunedthrt drccomntneni dcci\nnsholldbeadoprcd
otf.r (mmitncfF wh'ch
r rl,e(nparics uf dd nntsrlgarion
rmove rlr Of|cci con4,citionconccts;and
mrrded
; signihcandt
r the.$e lsnot one$htuecomPctirlon
ir hard
nrhl-I
como,rmentdecislofs
ithis *ould cxclLrrle
nnNt
liudre,,df com!.f! to $hichrhede.islonlsrddresn'd
on t
nrpo(
the
officc
can
other\tisc,
connirmons.
6pecrrhe
. r . . . o . , . J , r n . g. :
the non exectrtionoi nie corxni renrs.ould he chncd bv
thecorrperelrr.gdr:l .ourrs.
rggrjc'eJpe6on5Lrcn,re
ru niai;T-:iT-i;-"N=n (Xfi.cliasthdpoetf io .doprinrcrirnme.$tres
T re(inpd
h ,tr.ld ro lEvenr rriols l,arn ro contdiriof. T'e hrsc
fequndnsns$l,i.h lntrr Lrenet if ar lnenn ncasu* r to be
r.loptedb-vdreOltice.rc:
(idtoprcltnt \ernn6oflftpir.blc hamttoconPe
I urgcncy
r
prorls()nrlir]ii. rheOfiicena) notrddrc$ dre{LlNrr nceol
and
Irternnmea{ts!ra,! rotprjudsetheminprocecdmgs
qtro
pflrdinr
dre
fnul
dererdmar'of
y
prcscrvethe
sran^
theyo
U ftcdreCotllNonunderltqiulatun1/20113.l|eOfflce
i\ ror emto$etd ro imNr fnrs.n.t/or pciodic Pen.lq P"v
n,r lntlrgenm6 ot lfternr mcantes
n)errson nnderr.knrits
ordercdbr the Officc.On lhe orfie.h.rd, drirdparrlcswhidl
bl l brcachrnthe inrenm
fi.r rlre! h.vebcen.ssricvcd
believe
mcaslreordercdby rhedecisilnol rk Ofi.e arccrtitledro Jlle
regionilcout tquesdngtLlrrrhc
a! actun w,th $c comPetenr
rsbroughrtom.nd xndrre
ne.$t
rriiq brei.hlrg nneim
lre
drniags
dpprofiit
trnl.
veandproceduannLnqemmal
21 WE;illfin;im poiaitappyrosubnant
th. ComferfionOtfr.ema,ri p.sefin$ f(trmbsl.f i " lrd/'n
rrc.edur.l lifrn-ecnrcr$.1 rhc ConFrlrion Ad no lirei dra.
rl rcer eersfolLrrirg rhcrh' rni\rhl. 1 d1eOiiiceLetncdot rhe
infringdrenroi the ,\.r, an.] no l.rer thd llr leds rho the
infrirgorurt oceuned.
.-i'H BEPUEII(
iritifi;l auiiroiitG- liiiti;inaiiiuiaiiii
22@
po$ihiliq 'fdre coD
The Compertdl A.t doesrore{clLrderhe
't r5
pctnLonOIiice ssuing o|in1on\ 1nsPecifl' cN$ 1lorverci
ilo,thatthe c.mp.nio" ,lcr glresPturiq ro crforccmdntasks
( opuurns ig!irhnce lel.
Co.*qu.n|r', ttre_tlflicc*ittlitel) li
qi€s
uis'l{d
rc*to,,li to *ch st"at.ns s'htrh would dse
r'nrftnoi
Lme
rn.!
bY
inn\. -\{{treovel rhe Olfice is not bomd
nr kspondirE to a requcn for rn rtlorrnal opnitn
a ' suPPofting
|lrricitrn'' I'r x'1d'
.lspuiero l,)inrheplairltLflas
the
courrhas !"d{Se',.r. f,".."-,.i
0.,-a".1eonD),
thc rigntto |nr
Code.
Cilillroce'hre
ri.n 112,pr.r 1 of rlt
'i rht cases
tucts
if
rhe
pupo*
oi
1nt troccedlrgs
ors n, rhc
pat8
s'nf
!e
dre
u&
ifthc.!
ltri<e{Lor
.oicernedife
25ffi
olAftl.es31and327
inlinqement
12$iu bc
ln gen{al.m ! nd{nkmg \ rol.tmgArtLclc8l an'Uor
rhdre'ri'ins
'ge
ihe
da
ior
''.riir
ol.iire.lIo corrrersaeLhc
cctrs
requi'encnts'
evidenrial
rhe
Jdrase.
ol
n .m. Thcasserrx)r
LP
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r '..1 'rr 'r
.' "l " J . . . , . - 8 f l ,| . ' , ' r o '
23@
of
nLles
i,,,1..l'. L',"i." ,,r 0,,-i '"ill bc lasedor rhesefenl
civilprc.ed!ie
^-o,the amerdmenr!) thc conrFtlmn A$ iAclN'.140/2004
r't*l.t tl*r n,les.il* dalmnil p'lw nun h'!e becn{lenr
tr
'5i
ieplaced
rnd
(loll.r b3! d|Nn tcd the notriiQno! 5i{on
81ard/')r
rge,Jbr thcqrecmnt or pnci'eFhrch()l'rcs AJiicle
io
rlcon
c
r
rh. le-c.1e\ccfrion sv(on. Cof\eqlend-r rhe undefiak'ngs
r
d
c
l
u
a
r
c
h
a
r
r
a
n
,1. a"-g. rur
ri. rr"-."i
n) drc ( omN
lofre. hile th. olportunl$ to f'riF tgreonsE
fed,on \Lrh theafn comP.ritirePrrcrice
fe_erfre
nri.r ()iu.e rnJ oL'r.$ lxli'rdurl ercmprilntr 'f'Vor
lhc drr Jocsnor.ondu$trsoNr $lesrigmonincililptu
'ltntsehes
trbr
.le.Fn.5. 1! I ienrlr.lrro\ trrerl'igcd o dccrn'1"
.c..lurcshul rche'onl' of l:rc$lrd e!idcn'eplc'edbeio'c
on rhe basl'
rhe
ot
wh€rherthc.ondtrons ntr.rn e\emProi:re hllilllcd
maftd
nro
suLric'i
rhe
parties
dc'ide
paires.
hus
thc
I
thc
oi rh' Olnce
rshound
'ouft
oi thc exsrirg crse las :nd a'ldirlltr tn e Pri'ti(
rhe
'td
sLrbnissions
orhe"
thrcugh
cceiues
andsnbnnr
b\ t. ihe Plainuilr .bllgedio lrcsenthisA'r 'rse
' ' . ' ' " ' ' ' ' "
A' acn' \'ord
Fi'iiiiiii ciiuitr-,em"aies
. ,e. ,, '
,,rii'r,.t.'"4,.e"'.,]"rcnofthecompcltior"'1*would
24@
8r or 82'
r
car,:"tlc;uaen ot pro;.g an ln{rnrjjenofoi ftrle
spe.lnpenorman.eeqrEntola(55r0aie$ro
rlnect
danr
both
lat
covet
C'ech
uida
inrmllr-.dannso
r \ ' ' h o r v o '
' d i '
"
l(^t
prolert-v)
add
L , o
the
asgjlcled
of
lnrtl!
aee1iddimir!rion
"
ot
. ' o
hrrm onisring r the intbilitv the
oiofit
' , , . . trc
. . rdproptietarv
'..
pr'cn'e o"l3l{) hds
o!
sgreemenr
c..rpcttire
'
.frr,.u
lcg"l'n
t'-d' of| 'IiJ
qndrior to ftrnin'e rhe
. -4", ,1. ".,|*,aLmss
4.. .i'
l)t rft ompe
inhnljdnst rfd tu srtos un6 ktr lrli ingornrs
ernaeo !)
(ffrs
rt
ofr'
ft,.i ,uhs. or dr odtr hNil, thc 'r!d
4,,,.,',....
i !
s!
Li o LPr r '\d
h$ doestot rcc'snl\erhc
bcen!rllJ). On thcothcfhrnd.(lzcch
danags 'ln bccomc
Ascssing
con.epr,)fpunid'c danises.
- ' | L d ' \ : F '
thercl\no
r{oroleras
cases
laB
'
,rh.;difh.;Lr ii compedrn"r
of Arr
n
f('r
d'm'scs'
I1,r".o,, ,uh.n,l'" qu",tii)noithe drecrrfpiicaii'f
basedchins
c.scli\L ln the ileldoicorrettrion
cou6misht
cle\ 8l dd 82 rrise!$ rhecourstoir car bdrft a 'ompetnr
czech
inwhich
mdn{
thc
Nc$
prnec_ ,! rcN dilii.ulin)
restnal court.thc counnu* beh x Poston ft) ensuLe
Hortvel ir'ould beassdcdthdrirlPlce
crlcute ft tlamages
r 'rr
rio of the rightsof thosesubledr(' rrs tho'itv iI(lJ
: $ o l ' 1 i 'L ' ' J ' ' h
nol|
"u'
we m indifcdto srv rhn
N '
r"
l2tl73 lnT; JAB,1'\'|)Acc(trdnrsli
l
r
n
n
r
r
"
lrc
ur'
l.^'r
.1. e
In co'nytrnn'!ses
pnrrm
ol
rhor
thecourtsmrhare rr ravthe pfl)'eedrngs
Jamageswouldlikelv &nsisr
oincc' rctualn, de.!, thc
belorethcr rnd rc rwartthcdecisnnoithe ConrynLiof
und{takrngdggrievcd
bl
rhe
losl
'''1" the
or mavrsk the Ofiiccn) ad'lr rnc'ouit 's !''nrrJ
(:otn_
ftom thc (lomretrrnnOtfi'e ror thc lutui'ean
rsslstarce
r'fi'r' ihde
itGFfitrilFE@li;f27 ltilfiaifiiirlt-G
niFsnu)5houl.lbclnrokcdpaiiidrlarll $ 'iscs ir
iron
diversins
coniis
l snenr
neccs
*ould l" "."1 a",g-;*e
Ies, rhc.onrFtenicoundat tdkc'n inrern njuudio'
(lomhls$oi
caselarvofrheLCI or$e tun)F t
seiilcnenr
full
thecstablished
'warri'g
$
cases
f."ll
."n*t
o,y to o.o,u.
the(Nfts mdl hak ore diffidrlNthanth' Cdnpe
\4oreovcr,
ai thereqN$ (n a Panvwro arEses
ben,rccouns.Thecourracs
F$s on thc
i.f Oflicen $dblishi4 ia'is andobtrringerdencc
dan.gc ro individualnro $ts. Thc budo ol trool
the
(Ddldons
for.xpPlYi's
pr".,iff,.'1" -*, p'-. *ar rl€
ihe
coun
r'v
ordei'd
irrerin,riln.tions.rc ner. The Feasure\
rtr lcii.l pcN'r $ho hasrhecapr''rv l('
In eelcnl. an1'nat,tral
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Qech law.lo* fot rccognitda$lcl'ons or LePretnraron
, )fa planrifibt N rsocirrirNand/oraf! odrr bodiesHowstr'
9r Fri I of e Cn'll
rt"run.ler Secrion
l, *iula U*ntl.*d
plairffls to bringan
Irfo.edureCoderr is posiblc nrr several
"de
acr'n oi.tl.r Futhq Sccni 9r oithe CililP$ccfrrrc
ofthe
ourcone
in
the
eMblesa irer$n {ho hdsi les.l n cresr
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TheCompcftionAcrprotldeslorthe Possllrilitiot.theLonPe
rpPli
ritnn Offneto rssrt donesticcour$in Pr)'e'dingsirr rhe
ntrtrLed
ro
!s
cationof Arrlcles81 and82 Io tharcnd'rheOtfice
otthe
apPlicaion
ro rhecoutsc'nc{nlngrhe
subnitsraledrefrs
mav
CoNnuniry .ompfliridr rules Addrrion'lh' the Ottr'e
r'ronrrr.'ltrttttt".nt'trl
....EZ(C!-B{ruB-Uq
Leiloclka3JEliq5ltt---.rquc$ the rele!.fr.ourr ro transnit ar' documcrr recessrru
ior thc a$essnnr of dre.dse.Thc.oddicdr!(,no{ rhcs.Ii indplcs
shodd preventLhcdoDcni. count fron ta|ing i dccl\i'nr nDr
Nould rur courrer !)the OiflcCsde.ision i rhe s.ot cnc.
riof.irhc r.(lcompcitiotrnrle5The Ofi.e "'illL'e obliscd
nr fr)vnle rlt.ou.rswith n(h fc r'
crntribue to th. hnI rnd
Ihlr rpptoachrvouldunrloubtcdlr
.oh{or lpplica r ol EC ..tup.rrrirtrrrulcs in thc Crech
ari.,s .uriaei .iv I .ouft
29 Ei:1tiiE;;i;:;t;fr;i;iontlen;s
make
6e ol1hrI optonio reqre5t
prc.eedinqs?
Donationaljudqes
on?
the
Commiss
nfomatoi oranopn onlrom
'
nEnF in rea.r$ lrt li( a lllqaronbvwhrh
32 Hov-:E;i6;
01.ompai.ewlhAn(e3l(r)l
i a de.aGlion
parr6 aliemF
roobta
,\s fl rs wc lrnor, thc EurcpeanConmnnor hrs frt so t.r idrd
es,rniras carae beforerfc cr)nrpr$r Oe.hco!rt\'
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As rkrc is no car LrNh rhclie[l of applicatnnoi:rgumnts
hard on Articlc8li:r bv theC,cch.orrc.the quesirn.rnror
bednsse.edlor d,enr)nierr'
N a t i o n acl o u r t t- c o n t r a cltr t r q a t l o n
rvhl.hmaynninqeAni. e 8l or 3,1a* 3 'ouft
31 tm--any to anaq,eement
to de.aretheagreemeflvoid?
cifil lcs proc.cdingsdc condncted$ ac'o'
h comperirlorcases,
darce {rrh the gencralrulesoi $c Civil ProceJu.eCodc lthere
rrc no spccialrulcs on ca*s inlohins ConrrrunF omtemon
hNl. htrNrnttu rhc Cililrroc.dure (idc. ! Pi'r\ ro or Nree
nrcnt hasrhc risht ro .sk rhc .omp$on.oun f. e\rnrli:rion oi
r lcgal *arus oi rhe rgrecmcrt Th{. i5.h!r'c!-. v )me'lou hr :s
to *'1,etheLr civll courr r rcqui,ed b' rhe (ln il Pro.edu( CoJe
o stat the proccetiirtgsbetore ir rnd s{rt thc de.brn' ofthe
e{dusiveli comtetnt a!rlrcrit\' 1erhc (l(Dpcritn)n oltrce. or
whcrhercLlilconrts lrc freero aplll ()dpernnn mls. IncLu'r
lrs,\ni.les g I rid 82. mtheirfull eltent lr is ou postrt' n thir
rhccontperefr.ourrslulld P.occcdrs nnlo$s w ren hclng r cr$
nrro ving 6$15 oi lC conprtirion mhs:
r Irr r..sc whe.e rlr .s,eernenrwonld unimbrsuousl' l:dl
under-\rriclc 81(11ol rhe E(l liciq idd Fis lndlgiblc ntr
.aenrftion ufdd,\irrlc 81i3l)or ccftrm fr.ctice woulll con
sriRrt rn.b!5e of r dofrirlant posiion urds Iitule 82, thr
.oufl shofl.Ls. dhc.d rnd g1!c ju.lsn'etrr.
" Ii, on rhe other h.r.l.lherc wNld Lrcdouft in rh' io'trr s
nind itberhd rhc a'.:reenenror fncticc \!* calght lrr AJr_
an'llr'1r
icle 81or 82. drccouftshould srar the procce.LnSs
rhc de.6iof oithe Contentior Offi.e. or,'k dte Olilcc to
elucidit quciion\ oi iacl aid lsl'concdnirs the rpPlrca
Asi ruie,r! 'rlco!ri\ shouldLreconccrredto slr.anie. rhc
dlrccteife$oi,\iti.le S11l).a). rheorherlrtfd, rhcreire irrcr
(
.oidturs fot obh,nlnsi dd.lerai(,r ludgnentundcrrre n'll
'dmisto
bc
Codc.Inord.r nn r dcclaritr,.racirtrt
l'roccdure
of i serio!\and
rble thc cldmarr mustesabli\hrhccaisrenc.
lqtaL
riSlir'
innlncfr thre.i .ifcc tg ils
As rheie6 no Qseh{ h rl,eiidd ol applicirron.t ArrcLe
l
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l
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i
$hich (lze.hcou|t\nishrdcxlwlrhrhL isnre.lddnron,l]l t is
RcPubli.3r' rt ihtr
cou.t5ni rhcCTdch
quesriofrble
rvh.rherihe
corn
oiCommunt,.r
{rge s!fii.iendyianilirr $'irf rhesubstarce
poDtsrtf rCl case
rvth
detalled
rnd
in
l.1r
lcrticul.rr
letit,on
wc is{'mcrhrt
ard.rthe theodi.rl lerclr)nhi,
law Accordirrslv
bctore
thecompcrertcourtsurtld iiltcli Qv the procccdings
n)'
{)iiLcc
th.
aonryrlron
rhcn artl rsl theconm]*io| drd/or
li
L
ii
Atl.Le
oi
rhcir$,pFft ln rPflicfi,)n
Future.leveloPmetrts
n @
impa.loith3te; n theierrtutu,er
\o.hrnges if rhe czech.odPeliihn h\ .i..udenrlr e\pccr'"d
in,elation (. the enl,nceftnt oi \mJci S L rnd Sl. \r)nerhd+s.
J'rh iitrJmdtr nJ rhc conrte
rhe golei,nnentn oniJ{m8.
reeks n) rctlccl rhc .h.nrgei
rnmdm.nt
The
drlh
,\cr.
itnm
h.oughraLr.ui br Conn.il Rcgulati(n LLa-r \o. l l9/ltlil l on the
cortrol ol cof.enff.i on\ bersccf tride(.kins\' i'or lh'\ purPor
drc d all rmcnrlnent shouldsertr a hamcMtrk ior cooPer'ron
bcnleenrhc Competriof Ofice . nd DG ConrNitio. i'" rhPillo
'
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!!x\
$h
a
moJified
ii
b.
mersers
slronld
nl $e r$c$inelt of
rj,at thc otatior or sttn$hering oia domnralrlo\nbn will'or
o'
o f' r ' '
I
ao r' ' P l'
l.'.
P,
presup
ulh rhcc.npedrior rules.Firalli, ihcdfah rncndft
r'o.l ''ori_
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Vejmelka
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