11.—(1) If the Director has made a decision as to whether or not an agreement has infringed the prohibition in Article 81(1), or as to whether or not conduct has infringed the prohibition in Article 82, he shall, without delay:
(a)give written notice of the decision:
(i)where the decision was made following an application, to the applicant and, subject to rules 17 and 18(2) below, to those persons whom the applicant has identified in the application as being the other parties to the agreement, or the other persons, if any, who are engaged in the conduct, as the case may be; and
(ii)where no application has been made, subject to rules 17 and 18(2) below, to each person who the Director considers is a party to the agreement, or is engaged in the conduct, as the case may be,
stating in the decision the facts on which he bases it and his reasons for making it; and
(b)publish the decision.
(2) Where the Director determines an application for a decision by exercising his discretion not to give a decision, he shall give written notice of that fact to:
(a)the applicant; and
(b)subject to rules 17 and 18 below, those persons whom the applicant has identified in the application as being the other parties to the agreement, or the other persons, if any, who are engaged in the conduct, as the case may be.