Over the years,for combatting cartels competition enforcement authorities have introduced and utilized various instruments, among which settlement procedure is an efficiency-enhancing instrument that is designed to increase effectiveness and which incentivizes and rewards tangible contributions...

In order to fully execute rights of defense, parties within a cartel investigation should be allowed to see the extent of the investigation file in an open and transparent manner, subject to the limit that the confidential information of undertakings must be respected and their confidentiality...