EU Directives

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Questions (318)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

318. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe for the national transposition of the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, COM (2017) 142 final 2017/0063 (COD), to empower the competition authorities of member states to be more effective enforcers; and if her officials reviewed whether or not the implementation of this directive will empower the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to issue civil financial sanctions. [32128/18]

Written answers

Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation

The proposed directive cited in the Deputy’s question has yet to be formally agreed and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This is expected to happen later this year and, based on the latest text of the proposal, Member States will have two years from the date of entry into force of the Directive (which is twenty days after the date of publication) in which to transpose the Directive.

The Deputy may be aware that some provisions of the proposed Directive already exist in national legislation. The other provisions of the Directive that need to be transposed (including the issue of civil financial sanctions) will be addressed in the transposing legislation by the relevant deadline.