Ireland: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022
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Entry into force of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 providing the Irish competition authority with additional powers
On 27 September 2023, the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 entered into force, marking an expansion of the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's (CCPC) enforcement powers. Previously limited to court-imposed penalties after criminal…
SourceAdoption of Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 providing the Irish competition authority with additional powers
On 29 June 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 is signed into law by the President of Ireland. The Act transposes the EU Directive 2019/1 to give additional powers to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and introduces h…
SourcePassage of Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 providing the Irish competition authority with additional powers
On 4 May 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 passes to the Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Irish legislature, after being introduced in the Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish legislature on 31 January 2022. The Act transposes …
SourceIntroduced Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 provides additional powers to the Irish competition authority
On 31 January 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 was introduced in the Irish parliament. The Act transposes the EU Directive 2019/1 to give additional powers to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and introduces higher…
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