(1) The Bundeskartellamt may conduct searches and carry out other fact-finding measures on behalf and for the account of the competition authority of another Member State of the European Union and in accordance with German law in order to establish whether undertakings or associations of undertakings have failed to comply with their obligations regarding investigative measures or decisions of the applicant authority in the context of proceedings concerning the enforcement of Article 101 or Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Bundeskartellamt may request from the applicant authority the reimbursement of all costs reasonably incurred in connection with these investigative measures, including translation, personnel and administrative costs, unless reimbursement has been waived based on reciprocity.
(2) The Bundeskartellamt may request that the competition authority of another Member State of the European Union conduct investigative measures pursuant to subsection (1). Any additional costs reasonably incurred in connection with these investigative measures, including translation, personnel and administrative costs, shall be reimbursed by the Bundeskartellamt at the request of the applicant authority, unless reimbursement has been waived based on reciprocity.
(3) The information collected shall be exchanged and used applying Section 50d mutatis mutandis.