regul eec council novemb limit period proceed enforc sanction rule european econom commun relat transport competit council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe rule european econom commun relat transport competit commiss power impos fine penalti period penalti payment undertak associ undertak infring commun law relat inform investig prohibit discrimin restrict practic abus domin posit rule make provis limit period interest legal certainti principl limit introduc implement rule laid matter cover fulli provis limit made power impos fine penalti power enforc decis impos fine penalti period penalti payment provis length limit period date time start run event effect interrupt suspend limit period respect interest undertak associ undertak hand requir impos administr practic hand account regul appli relev provis regul abolit discrimin transport rate condit implement articl treati establish european econom commun regul regul implement articl treati council regul eec juli appli rule competit transport rail road inland waterwai appli relev provis futur regul field european econom commun law relat transport competit adopt regul articl limit period proceed power commiss impos fine penalti infring rule european econom commun relat transport competit subject limit period year case infring provis applic notif undertak associ undertak request inform carri investig year case infring time begin run dai infring commit case continu repeat infring time begin run dai infring ceas oj oj oj oj oj articl interrupt limit period proceed action commiss member state act request commiss purpos preliminari investig proceed respect infring interrupt limit period proceed limit period interrupt effect date action notifi undertak associ undertak particip infring action interrupt run period includ written request inform commiss compet author member state act request commiss commiss decis requir request inform written author carri investig issu offici commiss compet author member state request commiss commiss decis order investig commenc proceed commiss notif commiss statement object interrupt limit period appli undertak associ undertak 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 penalti period payment infring rule european econom commun relat transport competit 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 penalti period penalti payment refus applic variat action commiss member state request commiss purpos enforc payment fine penalti 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 regul appli respect infring commit enter forc articl entri forc regul enter forc januari regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb council presid lecanuet