{"id":4079,"date":"2018-03-07T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T12:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/?p=4079"},"modified":"2020-09-01T14:50:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T13:50:32","slug":"merkblatt-des-weko-sekretariats-zu-einvernehmlichen-regelungen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/merkblatt-des-weko-sekretariats-zu-einvernehmlichen-regelungen\/","title":{"rendered":"Note of the COMCO-Secretariat on Amicable Settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4079\" class=\"elementor elementor-4079\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e192929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27557\" data-id=\"5e192929\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99081b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Note of the COMCO-Secretariat on Amicable Settlements<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f29e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5f29e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-685ec73 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Competition<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">News<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d50ae70 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>07.03.2018<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec6c601 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMario Strebel, Fabian Koch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d17332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d17332b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fdab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-e6fdab6{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 28 February 2018, the Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO-Secretariat) published for the first time a note on the main features of amicable settlements (EVR) and an overview over the respective procedure based on Article 29 of the Swiss Cartel Act (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.admin.ch\/opc\/en\/classified-compilation\/19950278\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CartA<\/a><\/strong>). The note also contains a template of the framework conditions for EVR negotiations and a template of an EVR agreement to be concluded with the COMCO-Secretariat.<\/p><p>Amicable settlements are an important feature of the Swiss competition law enforcement regime. Such settlements in general reduce the duration of the investigations and the length and details of the decisions\u2019 reasoning. Importantly, the conclusion of an EVR is considered as a mitigating factor and can cut down a fine to be imposed by up to 20%, depending on the stage of the procedure. Such reduction can come on top to a fine reduction granted for a leniency application (not in case of full immunity, obviously). To become binding, however, EVRs must be approved by the Swiss Competition Commission (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMCO<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p><p>The note is to be welcomed. It remains to be seen, however, whether all of its aspects will stand up to scrutiny by the appellate courts, such as for example the procedure for (sequential) hybrid settlements or the waiver of appeal. Apart from the notes in the Swiss official languages <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/dam\/weko\/de\/dokumente\/2018\/v1_D_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf.download.pdf\/v1_D_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/dam\/weko\/fr\/dokumente\/2018\/v1_F_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf.download.pdf\/v1_F_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/dam\/weko\/it\/dokumente\/2018\/v1_I_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf.download.pdf\/v1_I_Merkblatt_EVR_(f%C3%BCr_Homepage).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian<\/a>, there is no official English translation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b3fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORE Attorneys is a boutique law firm in Switzerland, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition\/antitrust law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/regulierung\/\">regulatory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/vertriebsrecht\/\">distribution law<\/a> matters. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/\">News &amp; Insights<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/core-attorneys\">LinkedIn<\/a> for regular updates on all our focus areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Am 28. Februar 2018 ver\u00f6ffentlichte das Sekretariat der Schweizerischen Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO-Sekretariat) erstmals eine Mitteilung \u00fcber die Grundz\u00fcge von einvernehmlichen Regelungen (EVR) und einen \u00dcberblick \u00fcber das jeweilige Verfahren nach Artikel 29 des Schweizer Kartellgesetzes (KG). 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