The Scope of the Implementation of the Damages Directive in CEE States

Journal Title: Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 15

Abstract

The Damages Directive has a rather limited scope, focusing only on damages claims stemming from anticompetitive agreements or abuse of a dominant position, provided such conduct was able to affect trade between EU Member States. However, Member States are not limited by this scope and so they may decide, when implementing the Directive, to enhance not only claims for damages, but the overall private enforcement of competition law. In this article, we shall explore the scope of the implementing legislation of selected Central and Eastern European Countries, namely in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

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Michal Petr

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  • EP ID EP319023
  • DOI 10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2017.10.15.1
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Michal Petr (2017). The Scope of the Implementation of the Damages Directive in CEE States. Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, 10(15), 13-30. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-319023