The EU Private Damages Directive - Practical Insights

CO N T E N TS List of Abbreviations ... vii Introduction ... 1 Chapter I. Subject-Matter, Scope and Defi nitions ... 3 1. General context ... 3 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 7 a. Article 1 PDD: subject-matter and scope... 7 b. Article 2(1) PDD: infringement of competition law... 11 c. Article 2(3) PDD: national competition law ... 12 d. Article 2(4) PDD: action for damages ... 14 e. Article 2(14) PDD: cartel ... 17 f. Articles 2(16) and 2(19) PDD: leniency statement and immunity recipient ... 20 g. Article 3 PDD: right to full compensation ... 21 h. Article 4 PDD: principle of effectiveness and equivalence ... 25 Chapter II. Disclosure of Evidence ... 29 1. General context ... 29 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 32 a. Article 5 PDD: disclosure of evidence ... 32 b. Article 6 PDD: disclosure of evidence included in the fi le of a competition authority ... 35 c. Article 7 PDD: limits on the use of evidence obtained solely through access to the file of a competition authority ... 41 d. Article 8 PDD: penalties ... 43 Chapter III. Effect of National Decisions, Limitation Periods, Joint and Several Liability ... 47 1. General context ... 47 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 48 a. Article 9 PDD: effect of national decisions ... 48 Intersentia The EU Private Damages Directive - Practical Insights b. Article 10 PDD: limitation periods ... 50 c. Article 11 PDD: joint and several liability ... 52 Chapter IV. The Passing-on of Overcharges ... 59 1. General context ... 59 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 60 a. Article 12 PDD: passing-on of overcharges and the right to full compensation ... 60 b. Article 13 PDD: passing-on defence ... 63 c. Article 14 PDD: indirect purchasers... 64 d. Article 15 PDD: actions for damages by claimants from diff erent levels in the supply chain ... 67 e. Article 16 PDD: guidelines for national courts ... 69 Chapter V. Quantification of Harm ... 71 1. General context ... 71 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 72 a. Article 17 PDD: quantification of harm... 72 Chapter VI. Consensual Dispute Resolution... 75 1. General context ... 75 2. Discussion of relevant provisions of the PDD ... 75 a. Article 18 PDD: suspensive and other effects of consensual dispute resolution ... 75 b. Article 19 PDD: effect of consensual settlements on subsequent actions for damages ... 77 Chapter VII. Final Provisions ... 81 a. Article 20 PDD: review ... 81 b. Article 21 PDD: transposition ... 81 c. Article 22 PDD: temporal application ... 82 d. Article 23 PDD: entry into force ... 82 e. Article 24 PDD: addressees ... 82 Annex 1. Private Damages Directive ... 83 Annex 2. List of Participants in the Closed Workship ... 105 Index ... 107 Intersentia