Po posvetovanju z državami članicami in slišanju zadevnih podjetij, ali podjetniških združenj oziroma vseh drugih fizičnih ali pravnih oseb, ki jih Komisija šteje za ustrezne, ima Komisija izključno pristojnost, s pridržkom nadzora s strani Sodišča, da z odločbo, ki se objavi, ugotovi, kateri sporazumi, sklepi in ravnanja izpolnjujejo pogoje iz odstavka 1.
After consulting the Member States and hearing the undertakings or associations of undertakings concerned and any other natural or legal person that it considers appropriate, the Commission shall have sole power, subject to review by the Court of Justice, to determine, by decision which shall be published, which agreements, decisions and practices fulfil the conditions specified in paragraph 1.