Significant and wide-ranging new powers of investigation, intervention and enforcement are proposed to be given to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022.
Contact usThe European Union (EU) "Foreign Direct Investment Regulation" or "FDI Regulation" applies from 11 October 2020
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 28 February 2020, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it had closed its investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices in the "bagged cement sector".
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On 25 August 2020, the European Commission approved Ireland's plan to provide €50m worth of State aid to the Irish beef sector to address the impact of COVID-19.
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On 14 August 2020, the European Commission approved, under the EU State aid rules, a €2bn loan guarantee programme by Ireland to support businesses affected by COVID-19.
COVID-19On 13 August 2020, the European Commission and the UK Government published the agenda for the seventh round of the UK-EU Future Relationship Agreement. This round will be held between 18 and 21 August 2020 in Brussels.
BrexitA group of 16 major European banks has announced the implementation phase of a new unified payment scheme and solution called the European Payments Initiative (EPI).
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 12 August 2020, Ireland's Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation published a press release about a meeting between: (a) the Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Companies Regulation, Robert Troy TD and (b) Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland's competition and consumer agency has just published its annual report. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission reviews the agency's activities during 2019.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe phrase "State Aid" is used every day in business. But the phrase has a technical meaning in European Union law. So what does the concept mean in EU law?
EU, Competition & ProcurementIreland’s government has said it will empower the country’s antitrust enforcer to fine companies for anticompetitive conduct, although it still faces significant opposition and constitutional challenges.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 16 July 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) launched a sector inquiry into the markets for consumer products and services linked to the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Our EU, Competition & Procurement team has published a very useful guide for business leaders on the State aid packages granted by various EU Member States and the UK which have been approved by the European Commission. This guide will be updated over time.
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