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Any action taken by the Commission, or by any Member State, acting at the request of the Commission, for the purpose of the preliminary investigation or proceedings in respect of an infringement shall interrupt the limitation period in proceedings. The limitation period shall be interrupted with effect from the date on which the action is notified to at least one undertaking or association or undertakings which have participated in the infringement. Actions which interrupt the running of the period shall include in particular the following: (a) written requests for information by the Commission, or by the competent authority of a Member State acting at the request of the Commission ; or a Commission decision requiring the requested information; written authorizations to carry out investigations issued to their officials by the Commission or by the competent authority of any Member State at the request of the Commission ; or a Commission decision ordering an investigation; the commencement of proceedings by the Commission; notification of the Commission's statement of objections.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-22 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.