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Tightening the net around cartels: transposition of Directive 2014/104/EU on antitrust damages actions in Spain

2 June 2017

Royal Decree-law 9/2017 makes important amendments to the Competition Act and the Civil Procedure Act with a view to making it easier to claim damages suffered due to an infringement of the competition provisions.

With the entry into force of the new regulations, there will foreseeably be a major increase in actions for damages derived from the infringement of competition law provisions in Spain.

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