The European Commission published today a proposal for a Directive to empower EU National Competition Authorities (NCAs) to be more effective enforcers when prosecuting anticompetitive conducts by the undertakings pursuant to Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and correspondent national provisions.

Among the shortcomings tackled by the Proposal, the European Commission underlines that currently “the majority of NCAs cannot notify key enforcement measures or request the enforcement of their fines cross-border if the infringer has no legal presence in their territory. Such companies currently have a safe haven from paying the fine”.