Antimonopoly Committee Retains "Raid" Rights Despite Government Moratorium

On 22 February, the Government Decree No. 1104 supplementing Law of Ukraine "On Temporary Peculiarities of State Supervision (Control) in the Sphere of Business Activity" No. 1728-VIII (the Decree) was published. The Decree confirms the list of government agencies that are allowed to conduct "dawn raids", surprise on-site inspections, and planned audits despite the moratorium on inspections. The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC) is one of the agencies that gained immunity and may continue to call unexpectedly to detect and investigate competition law infringements.

According to the applicable competition laws, the AMC is empowered to conduct:

• planned inspections (with a prior notification), and