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Part I Antitrust Rules (Articles 101 and 102 TFEU), 7 Investigation of Cases (II): Formal Investigative Measures in General, Requests for Information, and Interviews

This chapter explores formal investigative measures in general, requests for information, and interviews. The European Commission is empowered to investigate possible infringements of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and, where appropriate, impose penalties on undertakings and associations of undertakings. To this end, it performs the activities both of fact-finding and evaluation. Often, the Commission needs to take investigatory steps to establish with certainty the existence of the suspected infringements. In that respect, its central role in the application of the principles laid down in Articles 101 and 102 TFEU has been maintained and its powers of investigation granted under Regulation 17 have been further strengthened. As before, its two principal instruments are requests for information and on-site inspections. In addition, the Commission has been explicitly empowered to conduct interviews of natural or legal persons.