protocol cooper field control concentr gener principl articl efta surveil author ec commiss exchang inform consult gener polici issu request surveil author case fall articl ec commiss efta surveil author cooper handl concentr provid provis set 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 articl cooper place accord provis set protocol combin turnov undertak concern territori efta state equal cent total turnov territori cover agreement undertak concern turnov exceed ecu million territori efta state concentr liabl creat strengthen domin posit result effect competit significantli imped territori efta state substanti part thereof cooper place concentr threaten creat strengthen domin posit result effect competit significantli imped market efta state present characterist distinct market substanti part territori cover agreement efta state wish adopt measur protect legitim interest set articl initi phase proceed articl ec commiss transmit efta surveil author copi notif case refer articl work dai copi import document lodg issu ec commiss ec commiss carri procedur set implement articl agreement close constant liaison efta surveil author efta surveil author efta state express view procedur purpos articl protocol ec commiss obtain inform compet author efta state concern give opportun make view stage procedur adopt decis pursuant articl end ec commiss give access file hear articl case refer articl ec commiss invit efta surveil author repres hear undertak concern efta state likewis repres hear ec advisori committe concentr articl case refer articl ec commiss due time inform efta surveil author date meet ec advisori committe concentr transmit relev document document forward purpos efta surveil author includ document eman efta state present ec advisori committe concentr relev document ec commiss efta surveil author efta state entitl present ec advisori committe concentr express view vote right individu state articl ec commiss mean decis notifi delai undertak concern compet author ec member state efta surveil author refer notifi concentr efta state concentr threaten creat strengthen domin posit result effect competit significantli imped market state present characterist distinct market substanti part territori cover agreement case refer paragraph efta state appeal european court justic ground condit ec member state articl treati establish european econom commun request applic interim measur purpos appli nation competit law articl notwithstand sole compet ec commiss deal concentr commun dimens set council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak oj correct oj efta state measur protect legitim interest consider regul compat gener principl provis provid directli indirectli agreement public secur plural media prudenti rule regard legitim interest mean paragraph public interest commun ec commiss recogn ec commiss assess compat gener principl provis provid directli indirectli agreement measur refer ec commiss inform efta surveil author efta state concern decis month commun administr assist articl carri duti assign implement articl ec commiss obtain inform efta surveil author efta state send request inform person undertak associ undertak locat territori efta surveil author ec commiss time forward copi request efta surveil author person undertak associ undertak provid inform request period fix ec commiss provid incomplet inform ec commiss decis requir inform provid forward copi decis efta surveil author request ec commiss efta surveil author undertak investig territori ec commiss entitl repres activ part investig carri pursuant paragraph inform obtain investig request transmit ec commiss immedi final ec commiss carri investig territori commun case fall articl inform efta surveil author fact investig place request transmit relev result investig profession secreci 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 notif articl undertak address notif compet surveil author accord articl agreement notif complaint address author pursuant articl compet decis case transfer delai compet surveil author articl date submiss notif date receiv compet surveil author date submiss notif date receiv ec commiss efta surveil author case notifi accord implement rule articl agreement fall articl languag articl undertak entitl address address efta surveil author ec commiss offici languag efta state commun choos notif cover instanc proceed undertak choos address surveil author languag offici languag state fall compet author work languag author simultan supplement document translat offici languag author undertak concern parti notif likewis entitl address efta surveil author ec commiss offici languag efta state commun work languag author choos address surveil author languag offici languag state fall compet author work languag author paragraph appli languag chosen translat determin languag undertak address compet author time limit procedur question articl time limit procedur provis rule implement articl appli purpos cooper ec commiss efta surveil author efta state provid protocol transit rule articl articl appli concentr subject agreement announc control acquir date entri forc agreement circumst appli concentr respect proceed initi date nation author respons competit