COMMISSION CONSULTS ON OPENING ANTI-TRUST PROBE FILES
September 1st, 2014ACCOUNTANTS have been asked to comment on European Commission plans to change its anti-trust inquiry procedures to ease access to its files by victims of illegal marketplace collusion. This follows the approval of November’s directive on antitrust damages, helping citizens and companies claim damages if they are victims of infringements of EU antitrust rules, such as cartels or abuses of dominant market positions.
*See http://ec.europa.eu/competition/consultations/2014_regulation_773_2004/index_en.html
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