Dutch Government Publishes A Legislative Proposal For Implementing The Directive On Antitrust Damages Actions

On 8 October 2015, the Dutch Ministers of Justice and Economic Affairs published a legislative proposal for the implementation of the EU Directive 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 (the "Directive") (see VBB on Competition Law Volume 2014, No. 11, available at www.vbb.com). 

The proposal envisages the implementation of the Directive as part of the Dutch Civil Code ("DCC") and the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure ("DCCP"). The proposal essentially corresponds to the provisions of the Directive. In certain respects, however, transposition was not deemed necessary.