Subjects:

Competition Law, EU Law

The recently adopted German Competition Act brings about the most significant changes to German competition law since the original Act's inception in 1957. It includes the abolition of the traditional distinction between horizontal and vertical restraints of trade, strengthened private antitrust enforcement, and the alignment of the German Act with the new European antitrust enforcement system.

Oceana's new treatise on the German Act makes it possible to understand the nuances of the Act by providing authoritative commentary detailing the history, trends and structure of German anti-trust law and the implications of the recent changes. This extensive overview of the law in practice is followed by the official German text of the Act, as well as a precise and accurate English translation.