Antitrust evidence and source custody

COM.01directorateUnion-wide competence

Purpose and competence

Antitrust evidence and source custody is maintained for Antitrust. Its scope follows the office’s mandate: Antitrust brings together cartel investigation, dominance review and merger assessment.

Parallel prices alone are treated as proof of agreement

Record specification

Record identifier: COM.01/R2
Responsible custodian: Antitrust
Source evidence: Cartel investigation finding; Dominant-provider conduct assessment; Merger compatibility determination
Decision output: Antitrust integrated programme finding
Publication status: Draft record specification / no signed decision
Review route: Union Ombudsman / Union Court of Justice

Custodian and access

Antitrust programme coordinator → · Public records access procedure

Source catalogue for Antitrust

Source 1: Cartel investigation finding
Source 2: Dominant-provider conduct assessment
Source 3: Merger compatibility determination
Receiving purpose: Antitrust integrated programme finding

Access to this record

Antitrust programme coordinator / contact · Public records procedure · Common custody and accessible-format rules