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Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 CHAPTER II — POWERS

Article 4–Article 6 · 3 articles

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Article 4

Powers of the Commission For the purpose of applying Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty, the Commission shall have the powers provided for by this Regulation.

Article 5

Powers of the competition authorities of the Member States The competition authorities of the Member States shall have the power to apply Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty in individual cases. For this purpose, acting on their own initiative or on a complaint, they may take the following decisions: - requiring that an infringement be brought to an end, - ordering interim measures, - accepting commitments, - imposing fines, periodic penalty payments or any other penalty provided for in their national law. Where on the basis of the information in their possession the conditions for prohibition are not met they may likewise decide that there are no grounds for action on their part.

Article 6

Powers of the national courts National courts shall have the power to apply Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty. CHAPTER III COMMISSION DECISIONS

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