EU competition proposals delayed

Article reports that controversial proposals to give European consumers and businesses greater scope to pursue damages claims if they are the victims of anti-competitive conduct are to be postponed, possibly for several years. Report of comments by John Dalli, the new EU Consumer Commissioner, March 2010.

ESO: Background information: Clash over collective damages approach http://www.europeansources.info/record/clash-over-collective-damages-approach/

European Commission: DG Competition: Antitrust: Actions for Damages http://ec.europa.eu/competition/antitrust/actionsdamages/index.html

ESO: Background information: EU consumers will get right to antitrust damages http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-consumers-will-get-right-to-antitrust-damages/

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?id=565083

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