Rights of the Defence in Administrative Investigations: Access to the File in EC Investigations
14 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2010
Date Written: 2009
Abstract
The right of access to the file forms part of defence rights in EC law: that much is easy to assert, however variations still exist in the way defence rights are implemented within the framework of EC investigations. Two divergent approaches are discussed here, in the areas of competition and protection of the financial interests of the European Union. The author observes certain incongruities in present practice and argues for a common approach at EC level.
Keywords: Right of Access to the File, Defence Rights, EU Law
JEL Classification: K23, K33
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
White, Simone, Rights of the Defence in Administrative Investigations: Access to the File in EC Investigations (2009). Review of European and Administrative Law, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 57-69, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1556266
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