1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings wishing to apply for immunity from fines may be initially granted a place in the queue for leniency, where they so request, for a period specified on a case-by-case basis by the national competition authority, in order for the applicant to gather the necessary information and evidence in order to meet the relevant evidential threshold for immunity from fines.
2. Member States shall ensure that national competition authorities have discretion whether or not to grant the request pursuant to paragraph 1.
An undertaking submitting such a request shall provide information, where available, to the national competition authority, such as:
(a) the name and address of the applicant;
(b) the basis for the concern which led to the request;
(c) the names of all other undertakings that participate or participated in the alleged secret cartel;
(d) the affected products and territories;
(e) the duration and the nature of the alleged secret cartel condu
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