Procedure

White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules

2008/2154(INI)·6th term·ECON / IMCO / JURI·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): LEHNE Klaus-Heiner (PPE-DE)
Summary

This own-initiative report responds to the White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules. The amendments address access to justice and full compensation for victims of competition-law infringements while preventing unmeritorious litigation, debating collective, representative, opt-in and opt-out actions, the exclusion of punitive damages, the allocation of costs and contingency fees, and the role of alternative dispute resolution.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    15 Oct 2008 – 27 Nov 2008
  2. Procedure completed
123
Amendments
distinct, in window
18
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committee(s)
15 Oct 2008 – 27 Nov 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents