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In all your correspondence, please specify the name of the case and the case number

It is essential that the correspondents use only the fax numbers and/or addresses for any official communication relating to merger cases. This will facilitate and accelerate the treatment of your correspondence. Fax communications sent to other numbers/addresses may inevitably be treated with delay.

Delivery of merger-related documents

• Please note that the delivery at the above mentioned address is a legal obligation pursuant to Article 23(1) of Commission Regulation No. (EC) 802/2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings. (See the Commission Communication published in the Official Journal C 139, 19.05.2004, p. 2)



• Security procedures :
  1. Prior to delivery, at Rue Joseph II / Jozef II straat 70 the law firm or the legal representative of the notifying company must call the Merger Registry (phone numbers: +32 2 296.55.77 or 32 2 295.68.27, fax number: +32 2 296.43.01)
  2. An estimated delivery time and the name of the individual from the firm or company who will be making the delivery must be provided along with a description of the item to be delivered (number of envelopes, packages or boxes
  3. Packages and envelopes to be submitted must clearly indicate the name of the office delivering the filing
  4. The Registry will confirm the receipt of the items being delivered
  
  
• Key features of the EC notification system and procedural requirements

For similar summaries of the notification requirements and procedure in other jurisdictions, please refer to the web-site of the International Competition Network, and to the information and links displayed there.

Allocation of cases

In order for DG Competition to be able to allocate staff to cases in an efficient manner which best meets the requirements of individual cases, we kindly request that you use the standardised case allocation request which you will find below. Requests should be sent to the Merger Registry by email or by fax by 12 o' clock on Fridays at the latest. Items received after this time would risk being dealt with at a later Management Meeting.