1. Based on the investigation procedures, the Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority shall prepare a preliminary investigation report concerning the complaint, containing: a. A statement of all facts and procedures taken in relation to the complaint. b. The allegations concerning the violations raised and the defenses submitted in respect thereof. c. The legal and technical analysis of the alleged violations. d. A study of the market(s) relevant to the complaint. e. An examination of the challenges relating to anti-competitive practices raised and an assessment of the extent of their non-compliance with the Decree by Law, this Resolution, and the resolutions issued in implementation thereof. f. Preliminary findings. 2. The Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, shall send a copy of the preliminary investigation report to the parties to the complaint, subject to the confidentiality requirements prescribed by applicable legislation, and they shall be afforded the opportunity to submit their responses thereto within a period specified by the Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, provided that such period shall not exceed twenty (20) working days from the date of delivery thereof. 3. The parties to the complaint shall submit their responses to the preliminary investigation report to the Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, through the means specified thereby. 4. The parties to the complaint, or their representatives acting pursuant to a duly authenticated legal power of attorney, may request copies of, or access to, non-confidential documents or data relating to the complaint. The Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, may reject such request where it conflicts with confidentiality requirements. 5. Upon expiry of the statutory period granted to the parties to the complaint pursuant to Clause (2) of this Article, the Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, shall prepare the final investigation report, taking into account the responses submitted by the parties to the complaint to the preliminary investigation report and the findings reached during the investigation, within a period not exceeding twenty (20) working days from the expiry of the statutory period granted to such parties pursuant to Clause (2) of this Article, which may be extendable by ten (10) working days. 6. The final investigation report shall contain a recommendation regarding the proposed decision to be taken concerning the complaint. 7. The Ministry, the Concerned Authority, or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, shall submit the final investigation report to the Minister or to the authority competent to issue the decision within the Concerned Authority or the Sectoral Regulatory Authority, as the case may be, within a period not exceeding ten (10) working days from the date of its preparation.
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