PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT OF COMPETITION LAW – EUROPEAN PROSPECTS

Gecić Bogdan (Advokatska kancelarija Karanović & Nikolić OD, Lepenička 7, Beograd), bogdan.gecic@karanovic-nikolic.com

Private enforcement of competition law is gaining ground in Europe. The European Commission has made a number of reform attempts aimed at harmonizing and further endorsing private enforcement on a European scale. This paper discusses the key solutions proposed by the European Commission in its Green Paper and White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of EC antitrust rules as well as the new draft directive.

Keywords: competition law, antitrust, private enforcement, damages actions, European Commission, Green Paper, White Paper on Damages Actions for Breach of EC antitrust rules, draft directive