Enacted 12/2022
Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 31 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Creates non-criminal enforcement system for competition breaches, including independent adjudication officers issuing prohibition notices and imposing financial penalties, structural remedies, and behavioral orders.
- Introduces leniency program for undertakings cooperating on competition violations; increases criminal penalties for competition law breaches; expands CCPC surveillance powers for criminal investigations.
- Amends five Acts (Competition 2002, CCPA 2014, Communications 2002, Consumer Protection 2007, Criminal Justice Surveillance 2009) to implement EU Directive 2019/1 on competition enforcement.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil31 Jan 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil9 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil9 Feb 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil6 Apr 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil4 May 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad4 May 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad26 May 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad22 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad22 Jun 2022
- Enacted29 Jun 2022