Undoubtedly, the single biggest development in competition law in the Czech Republic during the past decade has been the country’s accession to the European Union (EU) on 1 May, 2004, which made European Community (EC) competition law directly applicable. Following the adoption of EU law, an important amendment to the Czech Competition Act was adopted, effective as of 2 June, 2004, in order to bring Czech competition law into line with EC competition rules.
This article will highlight the most significant recent developments in Czech competition law, including the enforcement of Articles 81 and 82 at national level.
