1. ... with the rights of the defence, the undertakings and associations of undertakings concerned must have the right on conclusion of the procedure to submit their comments on the whole of the objections raised against them which the Commission proposes to deal with in its decisions.
2. At the same time the rights of the undertakings must be safeguarded. In the Community merger control is subject to tight deadlines so that undertakings may have legal security as quickly as possible. Furthermore in the Community this relates to the rights of the defence, comprising the right to be heard, third party rights, provisions on prescription, the protection of business secrets and confidentiality as well as the right to judicial review.
