Press Release: Competition: Commission welcomes entry into force of Cooperation Agreement with Switzerland

The European Commission welcomed on the 28 November 2014 the entry into force of the cooperation agreement in competition matters with Switzerland on 1 December 2014. The agreement would strengthen co-operation between the Commission and the Swiss Competition Commission. This was the first time the EU concluded an agreement with a third country that would enable the two competition authorities to exchange evidence they had obtained in their respective investigations (a so-called "second generation" agreement).

ESO: Background information: European Union and Switzerland sign Cooperation Agreement in Competition Matters http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-union-and-switzerland-sign-cooperation-agreement-in-competition-matters/

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