Amendments To The Competition Act - Update Part II

1. Introduction

The Amendments to Croatia's Competition Act that entered into force at the beginning of July 2013 ("Amendments") inter alia aim at removing the procedural loopholes that had been observed over the past few years (see our legal insight of 27 August 2013 on the changes to the Croatian merger control regime). Some of these amendments significantly influence the procedural rights of undertakings.

2. Modifications of the procedural solutions

2.1. Dawn raids

The most significant amendments concern dawn raids. It is now stipulated that, in accordance with EU Regulation 1/2003, the Croatian Competition Agency ("Agency") shall provide assistance to dawn raids being conducted by the European Commission on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The Agency can also authorise representatives of another Member State's competition authority to participate in a dawn raid on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, or it can carry out the dawn raid on