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ECN+ Directive: Amendments Made to Competition Act Now in Force Antitrust, Competition and Trade

ECN+ Directive: Amendments Made to Competition Act Now in Force

This article was written by Dr Annalies Muscat and Dr Laura SpiteriIn the light of Malta's transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (the 'ECN+ Directive'), various amendments to the Competition Act (Chapter 379 of the laws of Malta) (the 'Act') have been made. The ECN+ Directive sets out rules to ensure that national competition authorities have the necessary guarantees of independence, resources, and enforcement and…
Laura Spiteri
8th September 2021
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The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU Corporate and M&A

The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU

On 11 April 2018, the European Commission adopted the New Deal for Consumers – a package composed of two proposals for Directives and a Communication.The proposed Directives concern: (i) representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and the repeal of the Injunctions Directive; and (ii) amendments to the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Price Indications Directive, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive.Whilst the first proposal is aimed at improving the tools to stop illegal practices and facilitate redress for consumers, the second is aimed at improving enforcement and modernising EU consumer legislation in light…
Annalies Muscat
17th April 2018
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The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU Corporate and M&A

The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU

On 11 April 2018, the European Commission adopted the New Deal for Consumers – a package composed of two proposals for Directives and a Communication.The proposed Directives concern: (i) representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and the repeal of the Injunctions Directive; and (ii) amendments to the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Price Indications Directive, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive.Whilst the first proposal is aimed at improving the tools to stop illegal practices and facilitate redress for consumers, the second is aimed at improving enforcement and modernising EU consumer legislation in light…
Annalies Muscat
17th April 2018
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The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU Corporate and M&A

The ‘New Deal for Consumers’ – better consumer protection within the EU

On 11 April 2018, the European Commission adopted the New Deal for Consumers – a package composed of two proposals for Directives and a Communication.The proposed Directives concern: (i) representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and the repeal of the Injunctions Directive; and (ii) amendments to the Unfair Contract Terms Directive, Price Indications Directive, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive.Whilst the first proposal is aimed at improving the tools to stop illegal practices and facilitate redress for consumers, the second is aimed at improving enforcement and modernising EU consumer legislation in light…
Annalies Muscat
17th April 2018