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ARTICLE · 31 OCTOBER 2017

Amendments To The Competition Act: New Penalties

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On the 13th October 2017 amendments to the Competition Act were made by means of Act XXV of 2017 ("Amendment Act").

MaltaAntitrust/Competition Law
Michael Grech
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On the 13th October 2017 amendments to the Competition Act were made by means of Act XXV of 2017 ("Amendment Act"). These amendments strengthened the action for damages for a breach of Competition Law under Maltese law and EU law.

The amendments made to the Competition Act included the insertion of a schedule entitled "Competition Law Infringements (Actions for Damages) Regulations" ("Regulations"). These Regulations implemented the provisions of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union ("Directive").

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