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National implementation of the ECN+ Directive (2019/1) into Maltese Competition law and other proposed amendments to the Competition Act

CLOSED CONSULTATION - CONSULTATION CONCLUDED 

  
From: Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection
​(
Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA))
Published: ​2 October 2020
Running till: ​30 October 2020
​Last Updated: ​12 November 2020

CONSULTATION OUTCOME: FINAL REPORT

Government response to the Consultation - ECN+ Directive.pdfGovernment response to the Consultation - ECN+ Directive.pdf


Original Consultation

1.        Background​


Directive
2019/1 (the ECN+ Directive) aims at empowering national competition authorities in the European Union to become more effective enforcers by introducing certain common investigative and enforcement powers.

The national implementation of the ECN+ Directive will take place through the introduction of amendments to the Competition Act (Chapter 379 of the Laws of Malta), the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Act (Chapter 510 of the laws of Malta) and the introduction of two new subsidiary legislations, the Immunity from Penalties and Reduction of Penalties in Cartel Investigation Regulations and the Mutual Assistance between National Competition Authorities Regulations.

The scope of the above-mentioned draft laws is to mainly transpose and implement the ECN+ Directive and to introduce other amendments to the Competition Act.

For more information you can read the background note which can be found under the section titled ‘Documents’. 


Please be informed that submissions will be published on the webpage of this consultation at the end of the scoping phase. The lead Ministry has sole discretion upon the publication of comments.

Received contributions, together with the identity of the contributor, will be published on the Internet, unless the contributor objects to the publication of his/her personal data on the grounds that such publication would harm his/her legitimate interests. In this case the contribution may be published in anonymous form. Otherwise the contribution will not be published nor will, in principle, its content be taken into account.  Any objections concerning the publication of personal data should be sent to the service responsible for the consultation on the following email address: onlineconsultations@gov.mt.

Data Protection Statement the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act (Chapter 586)

The General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act Chapter 586 regulate the processing of personal data whether held electronically or in manual form. The Ministry for European Affairs and Equality collects only information which is necessary for it to perform its intended functions and is set to fully comply with the Data Protection Principles as set out in the Data Protection Legislation.  Verification of the ID number provided will take place as deemed necessary. All personal data provided will be processed according to the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act (Cap 586).

 

In addition, please be aware of:
 
·         Disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (Chapter 496)
As we are a public authority all documents we hold, including documents related to this public consultation process, may be released following a request to us under the Freedom of Information Act (Chap. 496), unless such request may be subject of an exemption arising from the same Act.​


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