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Version date: 27 September 2023 - onwards
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15AN. Summary applications for leniency

(1) Acompetent authority shall accept summary applications for leniency (in this section referred to as a 'summary application') from applicants that have applied to the European Commission for leniency, either by applying for a marker or by submitting a full application in relation to the same alleged cartel.

(2) A summary application shall only be accepted by a competent authority provided that the application to the European Commission covers more than 3 member states as affected territories.

(3) With a view to enabling the competent authority to determine an application for leniency, a summary application shall consist of a short description of each of the following:

(a) the name and address of the applicant;

(b) the names of other parties to the alleged cartel;

(c) the affected products and territories;

(d) the duration and the nature of the alleged cartel conduct;

(e) the Member States in which the evidence of the alleged cartel is likely to be located;