ordinary criminal offence

breach of law

breach of law

infringement of EU law [ breach of Community law | breach of EU law | breach of European Union law | infringement of Community law | infringement of European Union law | infringement of the EC Treaty ]

common offence | ordinary offence

civil law [ ordinary law | statutory law ]

violation of international humanitarian law

CCT duties [ autonomous customs duties | common customs tariff duties | conventional customs duties ]

22. Reminds the Commission that the above-mentioned Communication of 20 March 2002 concerning the relations with the complainant in respect of infringements of EU law contains procedural steps that the Commission finds acceptable in respect of regulating its discretion and that there should therefore be no obstacle to basing a regulation on this instrument; notes the Commission's intention to review that communication; urges the Commission not to make use of soft law when dealing with the infringement procedure but to propose a regulation in order for Parliament to be fully involved as co-legislator in such an essential element of the ...[+++]EU's legal order;

22. Reminds the Commission that the above-mentioned Communication of 20 March 2002 concerning the relations with the complainant in respect of infringements of EU law contains procedural steps that the Commission finds acceptable in respect of regulating its discretion and that there should therefore be no obstacle to basing a regulation on this instrument; notes the Commission’s intention to review that communication; urges the Commission not to make use of soft law when dealing with the infringement procedure but to propose a regulation in order for Parliament to be fully involved as co-legislator in such an essential element of the ...[+++]EU’s legal order;

6. Notes that actions for damages for breaches of the EC competition rules should be treated consistently with other non-contractual claims in so far as possible, is of the opinion that a horizontal or integrated approach could cover procedural rules that are common to collective redress mechanisms in different areas of law, and stresses that this approach must not delay or avoid the development of proposals and measures identified as necessary for the full enforcement of EC competition law; notes, furthermore, the more advanced anal ...[+++]ysis of civil competition law redress and the advanced framework for competition authorities, including the European Competition Network, and that, at least in regard to some issues, this justifies moving forward rapidly, taking into account that some of the measures envisaged could be extended to non-competition law sectors; takes the view that such sectoral measures could already be proposed with regard to the particular complexities and difficulties encountered by victims of breaches of the EC competition rules;

6. Notes that actions for damages for breaches of the EC competition rules should be treated consistently with other non-contractual claims in so far as possible, is of the opinion that a horizontal or integrated approach could cover procedural rules that are common to collective redress mechanisms in different areas of law, and stresses that this approach must not delay or avoid the development of proposals and measures identified as necessary for the full enforcement of EC competition law; notes, furthermore, the more advanced anal ...[+++]ysis of civil competition law redress and the advanced framework for competition authorities, including the European Competition Network, and that, at least in regard to some issues, this justifies moving forward rapidly, taking into account that some of the measures envisaged could be extended to non-competition law sectors; takes the view that such sectoral measures could already be proposed with regard to the particular complexities and difficulties encountered by victims of breaches of the EC competition rules;