Cartel Act Sanctions Ordinance (CASO)
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Art. 15 Notification of a potentially unlawful restraint of competition
A notification within the meaning of Article 49a paragraph 3 letter a Cartel Act shall be submitted to the Secretariat in triplicate in one of the official languages.
Art. 16 Notification forms and explanatory notes
1 The Competition Commission shall specify the information required for the notification in a notification form. It shall communicate the extent to which a notification submitted to a foreign authority may be of use for the purposes of a Swiss notification. 2 It shall arrange for the publication of the notification forms and explanatory notes in the Federal Gazette.
Art. 17 Simplified notification
Prior to the notification, the Secretariat and the notifying undertaking may mutually agree on the details of the content of the notification. In doing so, the Secretariat may grant an exemption from the duty to submit particular information or documents if it is of the opinion that such information is not required for the assessment of the case.
Art. 18 Confirmation of receipt of the notification
The Secretariat shall confirm to the notifying undertaking that it has received the notification. In cases where the information or documentation is incomplete on any material point, the Secretariat shall request the notifying undertaking to amend the notification.
Art. 19 Objection procedure
If the undertaking has not been informed of the opening of proceedings under Articles 26 to 30 Cartel Act within five months of receipt of the notification, any sanction pursuant to Article 49a paragraph 1 Cartel Act shall be waived in respect of the notified facts.