Policy report: priority setting in EU and national competition law enforcement

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Effective enforcement of competition law is vital for the functioning of competitive markets. As competition authorities are constrained by scarce financial and human resources, it is neither possible, nor desirable, to enforce every possible competition law infringement. Hence, the power to set priorities – that is the competition authorities’ legal competence and de facto ability to choose which cases to pursue and which to disregard - is a precondition for preserving society’s resources...

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Authors: Brook, O; Cseres, K

• Publication status: Published
• Preprint server: SSRN
• Publication date: 2021-09-28
• DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3930189
• Language: English
• Keywords: priority setting; impact assessment; enforcement; EU competition law; complaints; good governance principles; EU law; ECN+ Directive; administrative discretion