Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Slovak Republic: Will the New APC Improve the Enforcement of Competition Law? journal article Mária T. Patakyová, Mária Patakyová European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 310 - 314
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Lithuania: Investigative and Sanctioning Powers of the Lithuanian Competition Council - Making a Strong NCA journal article Rita Paukštė European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 276 - 279
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Portugal: Small but Significant Non-Guaranteed Improvements journal article Miguel Sousa Ferro, Ana Rita Calmeiro European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 305 - 309
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Netherlands: Strengthening Cooperation with National Competition Authorities journal article Karlijn de Groes, Tim Raats European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 294 - 298
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Latvia: Still a Long Way to Go journal article Liga Merwin European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 273 - 275
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Spain: A First Assessment journal article Jerónimo Maillo European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 321 - 324
Implementation of the ECN+ Directive ∙ Sweden: Extended Powers for the Competition Authority journal article Helene Andersson European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 5 (2021), Issue 3, Page 325 - 329
Lithuania ∙ 2019 in Review: Enforcement and Sanctioning Trends in Antitrust journal article Rita Paukštė European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 4 (2020), Issue 3, Page 205 - 209
The ECN Plus Directive: journal article Empowering National Competition Authorities to Be More Effective Enforcers of EU Competition Law Francesco Rizzuto European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 3 (2019), Issue 2, Page 80 - 99 Regulation 1/2003 left it to the Member States to determine the investigative and procedural powers of national competition authorities (NCAs). As a consequence, the enforcement of EU competition law in the Member States has not developed uniformly. Directive 2019/1 puts in place obligations on the Member States to harmonise the status and powers of NCAs in order to create a more uniform competition law single market regulatory space. In short, it aims to establish a level competition law enforcement field relating to investigative and fining powers, resources and independence, leniency, and rules governing mutual assistance between NCAs in the context of the operation of the European Competition Network. Many of the provisions are either closely aligned or indeed replicate the investigative and decision-making powers granted to the Commission under Regulation 1/2003 and the institutional resources and autonomy of national regulatory bodies established under EU sectoral legislation. This Directive in combination with the Private Damages Directive constitutes a significant push towards the federalisation of EU competition law enforcement in line with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Keywords: European Competition Network, ECN Plus Directive, National Competition Authorities
Overview of the National Enforcement of EU Competition Law journal article András Tóth European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 2 (2018), Issue 4, Page 258 - 270 This article provides a practical overview of the most recent and interesting developments arising from the national enforcement of EU competition law. It is not only the preliminary rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union that highlight interesting competition cases taking place at national level. For example, as will be discussed in this article, other important developments such as the recognition of compliance programmes and the first pricing algorithm case also occurred at national level. It appears that national competition authorities (NCAs) are more opened to ensure consistency between competition and other policies, such as the protection of personal data (eg the Facebook case in Germany) and the promotion of small and medium sized enterprises. NCAs can more rapidly adapt to the changing competition policy context, as can be seen, for example, in their treatment of mergers involving targets not possessing high enough turnover but having significant market potential. The ECN+ Directive provides NCAs with a minimum common tool-kit and effective enforcement powers for the implementation of EU antitrust rules in many important areas. However, there are still significant areas (eg regarding the admissibility of criminal evidence and multiple filings) where further improvements would be desirable in the future. Keywords: Data Driven Economy, Multiple Merger Filing, Admissability of Criminal Evidences, European Competition Network (ECN), Cross-Border Enforcement of Competition Fines
Theories of Harm in the Implementation of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation Adina Claici, Peter Davis, Gerhard Dijkstra