@article{garcía-perrote martínez2019competition author = {Ignacio García-Perrote Martínez}, title = {Competition Authorities’ Decisions and Antitrust Damages Actions}, journal = {European Competition and Regulatory Law Review}, volume = {3}, number = {4}, year = {2019}, keywords = {Pre-emptive Administrative Ruling;Competition Authorities Decisions;Damages Actions;Competition Law Enforcement}, abstract = {Private enforcers of competition law, especially the infringers’ direct and indirect purchasers claiming compensation for the damages suffered, must bring evidence of the existence of an infringement of competition law, the loss suffered, the causal relation between the infringement and the damage, and the specific quantum. The most challenging element to prove is the infringement itself. Given competition authorities’ investigation powers, their decisions become a crucial element to ease the claimants’ burden of proof and to make compensation possible. Keywords: Pre-emptive Administrative Ruling, Competition Authorities Decisions, Damages Actions, Competition Law Enforcement}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21552/core/2019/4/6} doi = {10.21552/core/2019/4/6} }