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Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Introduced
- 31 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Introduces independent adjudication officers to enforce competition law through non-criminal sanctions, including financial penalties and structural remedies, appealable to the High Court.
- Increases criminal penalties for competition law breaches requiring intentional or reckless conduct; expands CCPC surveillance powers for investigating economic crime.
- Requires notification of below-threshold mergers affecting Irish competition; permits CCPC to unwind completed mergers and void those breaching notification requirements.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil31 Jan 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil9 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil9 Feb 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil6 Apr 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil4 May 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad4 May 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad26 May 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad22 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad22 Jun 2022
- Enacted29 Jun 2022
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