ORCID
Zofia M. Mazur: 0000-0002-0493-1545
Keywords
anti-competitive agreement, unreasonable delays, consequences of undue delay, AGCM, parental liability, incorrect determination of relevant market
Abstract
The present contribution describes and comments on recent ruling(s) issued by the Italian Regional Administrative Court of Lazio Region (TAR Lazio) which annuls the highest sanction ever imposed by the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) for the breach of competition law. The Court found that the AGCM’s final decision vitiated on both procedural and substantive grounds. The TAR Lazio held that the Competition Authority violated the principle of ‘reasonable length of proceedings’ by deferring the initiation of the investigation without valid justification. For this reason, in the last part of the contribution, the authors briefly analyse the possible consequences of the unjustified delays in the administrative proceedings on the final rulings.
Recommended Citation
Mazur, Z., & Scimeca, E. (2021). How Much May an Unreasonable Delay Cost? TAR Lazio Annuls the Highest Sanction Ever Issued by the Italian Competition Authority. Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, 14(24), 159-176. https://doi.org/10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2021.14.24.7
First Page
159
Last Page
176
Page Count
17
Received Date
17.03.2021
Accepted Date
30.06.2021
DOI
10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2021.14.24.7
Publisher
University of Warsaw
Publication Date
2021-12-10
