Significant and wide-ranging new powers of investigation, intervention and enforcement are proposed to be given to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022.
Contact usWhile Brexit makes the UK a third country for the purposes of EU law, Ireland's proximity (geographically and econonomically) to the UK makes the application of competition law to cross-border trade that more relevant and complex.
BrexitOn 24 September 2020, as part of its new Digital Finance Package, the European Commission published a renewed strategy for modern and safe retail payments.
EU, Competition & ProcurementAs we head towards the end of the year, what have been the most notable Irish competition law highlights so far?
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe New Competition Tool initiative (if ultimately adopted) is one of a number of measures aimed at making competition policy and competition rules in the EU fit for the modern economy.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe phrase "State aid" is used regularly in business. However, the phrase has a technical meaning in European Union law.
EU, Competition & ProcurementClimate change is rapidly degrading habitats and shrinking wildlife. In addition, it has the potential to create very significant economic harm. The European Commission (Commission) has recognised this and the "Green Deal" aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
EU, Competition & ProcurementWhat is the ECN+ Directive? It is Directive (EU) 2019/1. It was signed into law on 11 December 2018 and was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 14 January 2019.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 4 September 2020, the High Court dismissed procurement proceedings brought against Kildare County Council's (KCC) relating to its decision to eliminate a bidder from a tender competition for failure to submit a quality submission and proposing abnormally high and low rates.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 24 September 2020, the Commission adopted its new Digital Finance Package. The aim of this package is to ensure that the EU legal framework will be fit for purpose into the future, particularly in light of the pace at which the digital revolution is reshaping financial services.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland has published the "General Scheme" of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020.
BrexitOn 2 October 2020, the EU and UK concluded their ninth round of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship.The negotiations had been held between 29 September and 2 October.
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On 2 October 2020, the European Commission announced that it is considering extending the COVID-19 Temporary Framework on State Aid until 30 June 2021.
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