commiss decis ecsc april limit period proceed enforc sanction treati establish european coal steel commun commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard opinion consult committe regard unanim assent council articl treati commiss power impos fine period penalti payment undertak natur legal person infring oblig incumb regard inform investig invest product price cartel concentr wage compar power confer commiss recommend decis made articl purpos regul case provid treati abovement articl treati implement measur pursuant articl provid limit period order attain pursuant articl object commun set articl treati interest legal certainti principl limit introduc implement rule laid matter cover fulli provis limit made power impos fine power enforc decis impos fine period penalti payment provis length limit period date time start run event effect interrupt suspend limit period respect interest parti hand administr requir account rule appli provis relat fine period penalti payment laid treati implement measur thereund appli relev provis futur implement measur adopt decis articl limit period proceed power commiss impos fine infrig provis treati provis made implement subject limit period year case infring provis applic commun parti request inform carri investig year case infring time begin run dai infring commit case continu repeat infring time begin run dai infring ceas articl interrupt limit period proceed action commiss purpos preliminari investig proceed respect infring interrupt limit period proceed limit period interrupt effect date action notifi parti particip infring action interrupt run period includ written request inform commiss commiss decis requir request inform written author carri investig issu offici commiss commiss decis order investig commenc proceed commiss oj notif commiss letter give parti concern opportun submit comment pursuant articl treati interrupt limit period appli parti particip infring interrupt start time run afresh limit period expir latest dai period equal limit period elaps commiss impos fine penalti period extend time limit suspend pursuant articl articl suspens limit period proceed limit period proceed suspend long decis commiss subject proceed pend court justic european commun articl limit period enforc sanction power commiss enforc decis impos fine period payment infring provis treati provis made implement subject limit period year time begin run dai decis final articl interrupt limit period enforc sanction limit period enforc sanction interrupt notif decis vari origin amount fine period penalti payment refus applic variat action commiss member state request commiss purpos enforc payment fine period penalti payment interrupt start time run afresh articl suspens limit period enforc sanction limit period enforc sanction suspend long time pai allow enforc payment suspend pursuant decis court justic european commun articl applic transit case decis appli respect infring commit enter forc articl entri forc decis enter forc dai public offici journal european commun decis bind entireti directli applic member state brussel april commiss raymond vouel member commiss