Private Enforcement of Competition Law

Applicable legislation

In Lithuania, the issues related to the private enforcement of competition law are governed by the Law on Competition (23 March 1999, No VIII-1099) (the "Law on Competition" or the "Law"), the Code of Civil Procedure (28 February 2002, No IX-743) (the "Code of Civil Procedure") and the Civil Code (18 July 2000, No VIII-1864) (the "Civil Code").

The Law on Competition provides for a two-fold approach to the private party enforcement of competition law.

First, the Law provides that an undertaking, whose legitimate interests were violated by actions in breach of Articles 81 or 82 of the EC Treaty or other restrictive actions prohibited by the Law on Competition, is entitled to bring an action before the Vilnius County Court for the termination of illegal actions and compensation for damage incurred.