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

European Parliament procedure 2008/2154(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ECON / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 123 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2008-10-15 and 2008-11-27.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon BOWLES | United Kingdom | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33570.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |
| Ieke van den BURG | Netherlands | PSE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4483.md |
| Alain LIPIETZ | France | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4384.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Bert DOORN | Netherlands | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4500.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Charlotte CEDERSCHIÖLD | Sweden | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2110.md |
| Bernhard RAPKAY | Germany | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1906.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Klaus-Heiner LEHNE | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2224.md |
| Karin RIIS-JØRGENSEN | Denmark | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1926.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.324: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.324+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.337: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.337+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.363: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.363+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2154-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2154-INI.json

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