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ARTICLE · 02 FEBRUARY 2017

RIW Publishes Jungermann Article on Reform of German Competition Law

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German competition law reform with a focus on civil follow-on actions in Germany.

GermanyAntitrust/Competition Law
Sebastian Jungermann
Sebastian Jungermann
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The prominent German law magazine RIW Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (Law of International Commerce) published Frankfurt-based Antitrust partner Sebastian Jungermann's article on news about the German competition law reform with a focus on civil follow-on actions in Germany.

In addition to implementing a new merger control threshold based on transaction value, the German competition law reform will also implement the EU directive for cartel damages (2014/104/EU), which aims to facilitate private enforcement actions.

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