# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012 of 16 July 2012 laying down detailed rules on fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

EU Regulation No 646/2012 · adopted 16 July 2012

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012 of 16 July 2012 laying down detailed rules on fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 646/2012
of 16 July 2012
laying down detailed rules on fines and periodic penalty payments pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)
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## Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

## 1 Subject-matter and scope

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## Chapter II: NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE

### Section 1: Inquiry

## 2 The non-compliance procedure

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## 3 Requests for information

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## 4 Notification

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## 5 Inquiries

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## 6 Voluntary compliance

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## 7 Statement of objections

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## 8 Oral hearing

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## 9 Time limits

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## 10 Report

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### Section 2: Decision-making

## 11 Requests for information

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## 12 New period of inquiry

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### Section 3: Decisions on fines and periodic penalty payments

## 13 Fines and periodic penalty payments and maximum amounts

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## 14 Contents of decisions

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## 15 Criteria governing the application and quantification of fines and periodic penalty payments

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### Section 4: Non-cooperation

## 16 Periodic penalty payments for non-cooperation

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## 17 Procedure

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## 18 Complementarity of procedures

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## 19 Recovery of fines and periodic penalty payments

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## Chapter III: ACCESS TO THE FILE, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, CONFIDENTIALITY AND TEMPORAL PROVISIONS

### Section 1: Rights of defence

## 20 Access to the file

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## 21 Legal representation

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## 22 Confidentiality, professional secrecy and right to remain silent

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### Section 2: Temporal provisions

## 23 Application of time-limits

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## 24 Limitation periods for the imposition of fines and periodic penalty payments

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## 25 Limitation periods for the collection of fines and periodic penalty payments

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## Chapter IV: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 26 Application

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## 27 Entry into force

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## Signature

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/646 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-646
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