Recent and expected key developments in Polish and German competition law

Poland is currently planning to implement the ECN+ directive to provisions of the competition act – however, also other provisions are planned to be adopted. In Germany the laws are changing dynamically too: on January 19, 2021, new German antitrust rules entered into force. In this podcast Fabrice Witzke (Principal Associate, Antitrust Law, Germany) and Dariusz Aziewicz (Senior Associate, Competition Law, Poland) share important information concerning new antitrust risks in both countries and answer, among others, the following questions: May the whole capital group be liable in case one of its companies breaches competition law?  Can effective compliance programs lead to a reduced fine imposed by the German Federal Cartel Office?  What are the new merger control thresholds in Germany?  

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