protocol cooper surveil author articl gener principl articl efta surveil author ec commiss exchang inform consult gener polici issu request surveil author efta surveil author ec commiss accord intern rule respect articl agreement protocol autonomi side decis cooper handl individu case fall articl sentenc provid provis purpos protocol term territori surveil author ec commiss territori ec member state treati establish european econom commun treati establish european coal steel commun case appli term laid treati efta surveil author territori efta state agreement appli initi phase proceed articl case fall articl sentenc agreement efta surveil author ec commiss undu delai forward notif complaint extent appar address surveil author inform open officio procedur surveil author receiv inform provid subparagraph present comment thereon work dai receipt articl compet surveil author case fall articl sentenc agreement consult surveil author publish intent give neg clearanc publish intent decis applic articl address undertak associ undertak concern statement object surveil author deliv comment time limit set abovement public statement object observ receiv undertak concern parti transmit surveil author articl case fall articl sentenc agreement compet surveil author transmit surveil author administr letter file close complaint reject articl case fall articl sentenc agreement compet surveil author invit surveil author repres hear undertak concern invit extend state fall compet surveil author advisori committe articl case fall articl sentenc agreement compet surveil author due time inform surveil author date meet advisori committe transmit relev document document forward purpos surveil author present advisori committe surveil author compet decid case accord articl materi surveil author surveil author state fall compet entitl present advisori committe surveil author express view vote request document eright make observ articl case fall articl sentenc agreement surveil author compet decid case accord articl request stage proceed copi import document lodg compet surveil author purpos establish exist infring articl obtain neg clearanc exempt final decis make observ consid administr assist articl send request inform undertak associ undertak locat territori surveil author compet surveil author defin articl agreement time forward copi request surveil author undertak associ undertak suppli inform request time limit fix compet surveil author suppli incomplet inform compet surveil author decis requir inform suppli case undertak associ undertak locat territori surveil author compet surveil author forward copi decis surveil author request compet surveil author defin articl agreement surveil author accord intern rule undertak investig territori case compet surveil author request consid compet surveil author entitl repres activ part investig carri surveil author respect paragraph inform obtain investig request transmit surveil author request investig immedi final compet surveil author case fall articl sentenc agreement carri investig territori inform surveil author fact investig place request transmit author relev result investig articl inform acquir result applic protocol purpos procedur articl agreement ec commiss efta surveil author compet author ec member state efta state offici servant disclos inform acquir result applic protocol kind cover oblig profession secreci rule profession secreci restrict inform provid agreement legisl contract parti prevent exchang inform set protocol articl undertak case notif agreement address notif compet surveil author accord articl agreement complaint address surveil author notif complaint address surveil author pursuant articl compet decid case transfer delai compet surveil author prepar initi officio proceed appar surveil author compet decid case accord articl agreement case transfer compet surveil author case transmit surveil author provid paragraph retransmiss case place transmiss case place publish intent give neg clearanc publish intent decis applic articl agreement address undertak associ undertak concern statement object send letter inform applic insuffici ground pursu complaint articl date submiss applic notif date receiv ec commiss efta surveil author compet decid case articl agreement applic notif regist post deem receiv date shown postmark place post languag articl undertak entitl address address efta surveil author ec commiss offici languag efta state european commun choos notif applic complaint cover instanc proceed open notif applic complaint officio compet surveil author