Administrative Letter

English Legal System: Administrative Letter

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Administrative Letter : (comfort letter, administrative letter)

A letter sent by the Competition Directorate of the European Commission following a notification for exemption or *negative clearance of a commercial agreement that may infringe EU *competition law. It is very rare for the Commission to issue a binding decision following such a notification. However, although a comfort letter does not have the force of a formal decision, it would be unusual for the Commission to fine a business in relation to an agreement that was notified and in relation to which a comfort letter was then issued.