Cartel investigation evidence and source custody

COM.01.01officeUnion-wide competence

Purpose and competence

Cartel investigation evidence and source custody is maintained for Cartel investigation. Its scope follows the office’s mandate: Investigate evidence that competing suppliers coordinate conduct against public market access.

Parallel prices alone are treated as proof of agreement

Record specification

Record identifier: COM.01.01/R2
Responsible custodian: Cartel investigation
Source evidence: market definition; communications evidence; price conduct
Decision output: Cartel investigation finding
Publication status: Draft record specification / no signed decision
Review route: Union Ombudsman / Union Court of Justice

Custodian and access

Cartel investigation assessment lead → · Public records access procedure

Source catalogue for Cartel investigation

Source 1: market definition
Source 2: communications evidence
Source 3: price conduct
Receiving purpose: Cartel investigation finding

Access to this record

Cartel investigation assessment lead / contact · Public records procedure · Common custody and accessible-format rules