(1) Leniency shall be possible only upon application. Cartel participants may file an application for leniency with the competent competition authority on account of an offence subject to prosecution. The application shall include details as to all of the information specified in Section 81m(1) sentence 2 and shall be submitted together with the corresponding evidence.
(2) A leniency application submitted for an undertaking shall, unless expressly declared otherwise, apply to all legal persons or associations of persons that constitute the undertaking at the time the application is filed. It shall also apply to their current and former directors, managers and members of staff.
(3) The application may be filed in written or electronic form pursuant to Section 32a of the German Code of Criminal Procedure in German, English or in another language of the European Union bilaterally agreed between the competition authority and the applicant. If the competition authority receives an application in a language other than German, it may demand that the applicant produce a German translation without delay. In agreement with the competition authority, an application may also be submitted orally or in text form.
(4) If requested by the applicant, the competition authority shall confirm the receipt of the application, stating the date and time.