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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Competition policy / State aids (2001)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021121.2.4-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-21-Speech-4-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Bert Doorn2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market, I should like to make a few comments, which are mainly procedural in nature. We welcome the abolition of the notification requirement for competition agreements. I think this is a positive development that will reduce the administrative burden on companies and the authorities. We would, however, urge the Commission to fulfil a justified desire on the part of companies to obtain more legal certainty, particularly in complex matters. We would ask the Commission to investigate whether it would be possible at all in exceptional cases, involving large investments, to make general statements about the compatibility of agreements with European competition rules, as is common in America with the Business Review Letter. The modernisation of competition policy can only succeed if the competition rules are applied in a uniform and consistent manner across the EU. What we need is a European appeal option against decisions taken by national competition authorities. We would ask the Commission to take the necessary steps in this direction. As Mrs Peijs said a moment ago: trust is good, but control is better in cases like these. Thirdly, the network of national competition authorities requires a clear and transparent statute. At the moment, it is still unclear how cooperation goes on, and there is no real statute for it. Such a statute should clearly set out how the Commission and national competition authorities should relate to each other and how mutual cooperation takes place, particularly, for example, in the exchange of confidential information. I think that very sound and clear agreements are needed in this respect and I also believe that the candidate countries should be involved in this. Finally, we take the view that it would benefit the democratic legitimacy of economic competition legislation if Parliament, too, were to be given codecision rights in this area."@en1

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