(1) The higher regional court in whose district the competent competition authority has its seat shall decide in judicial proceedings concerning an administrative offence pursuant to Section 81; it shall also decide on an application for judicial review (Section 62 of the German Administrative Offences Act) in the cases under Section 52(2) sentence 3 and Section 69(1) sentence 2 of the German Administrative Offences Act and against measures taken by the competition authority in the course of the judicial proceedings concerning administrative fines. Section 140(1) no 1 of the German Code of Criminal Procedure in conjunction with Section 46(1) of the German Administrative Offences Act shall not be applicable.
(2) The decisions of the higher regional court shall be taken by three members including the presiding member.