Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 100:

In page 61, to delete lines 25 to 40, and in page 62, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(9) (a) The Commission and the Commission for Communications Regulation may, to the extent required for the purposes of this Part—

(i) cooperate, including by sharing information and evidence between them, in relation to a leniency statement submitted to either one of them,

(ii) co-ordinate their leniency programmes, in whole or in part,

(iii) take steps to agree procedures, or align their respective policies, as to how such programmes shall operate,

(iv) agree that either the Commission or the Commission for Communications Regulation, but not both, shall—

(I) assess a particular leniency statement, or a class of leniency statements, and

(II) decide whether to grant leniency to a particular applicant or to any other members of the alleged cartel of which the applicant is allegedly part,

(v) transfer a leniency statement, and all supporting documents or material relating to the statement, received by one competent authority under this Part to the other competent authority in order to allow the second-mentioned competent authority to assess the leniency statement, and

(vi) conclude cooperation agreements that will—

(I) facilitate the performance of their respective functions under this Part and in particular the assessment of leniency applications, and

(II) if necessary, provide for procedures for the transfer of leniency statements received by one competent authority under this Part to the other competent authority.”.