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ARTICLE · 24 SEPTEMBER 2019

Focus On Antitrust Dawn Raids In Europe

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This is made easier when they can view the bigger picture across Europe.

European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law

In our increasingly integrated world, companies must coordinate their compliance efforts throughout many European jurisdictions at once. This is made easier when they can view the bigger picture across Europe. In relation to this, our European competition team have prepared an overview of recent trends in antitrust dawn raids.

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According to available data, on average, each competition authority in Europe conducts about 10 dawn raids a year, with numbers ranging from five in France and Belgium to 23 in the Czech Republic. The one country where the number of raids is completely off the charts is Russia, which in 2018 had 476 dawn raids in business premises. The least active European competition authority may be the European Commission, which, according to unofficial statistics, conducted only four dawn raids in 2018. On the other hand, this does not include inspections the Commission delegated to national authorities. Notably, one raid can cover multiple

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