Czech Competition Law In 2022 And What's Ahead

The Czech Competition Authority (the "CCA") held an annual conference on 9 and 10 November, which usually provides a good overview of both its current practice and expectations for the near future. This year the representatives of the CCA presented news and practical insights on a wide range of topics, the most important of which are summarised below.

Amendment to the Czech Competition Act

Like at last year's conference, the draft amendment to the Czech Competition Act was heavily discussed. The period to harmonise the EU's ECN+ Directive lapsed long ago, but the Czech Competition Act has not yet been updated. The bill currently being discussed in Parliament is not just a simple harmonisation, but implements other procedural novelties. For example, the CCA will not have to specify the address of the business premises in which it aims to conduct a dawn raid, which could result in dawn raids being spread over various office buildings and premises and becoming harder