Antitrust proceedings and setting out guidelines: The European Commission publishes three guidance papers explaining best practices for antitrust proceedings and setting out guidelines on the role of hearing officers

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – Eur. Comm, 6 January 2010, Public consultations: Best practices in antitrust proceedings and submission of economic evidence; Hearing Officers' guidance paper On 6 January 2010, the Commission published on its website three documents on improving the transparency and predictability of antitrust [1]proceedings. These are three new guideline-type instruments, namely the "Best Practices in antitrust proceedings", the "Best Practices on the submission of economic data" and the "Guidelines on the role of Hearing Officers in antitrust proceedings". The main purpose of these documents is to inform the public about the Commission's administrative practices and