3 Amendments of Jean-Paul GAUZÈS related to 2013/0185(COD)
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘action for damages’ means an action under national law by which an injured party brings a claim for damages before a national court; it may also cover actions by which someone acting on behalf of one or more injured parties brings a claim for damages before a national court, where national law provides for this possibility;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Article 9
Member States shall ensure that, where national courts rule, in actions for damages under Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty or under national competition law, on agreements, decisions or practices which are already the subject of a final infringement decision by a national competition authority or by a review court, those courts cannot take decisions running counter to such finding of an infringement. This obligation is without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Article 267 of the TreatyIn the case of final infringement decision by a national competition authority, it shall be presumed that the finding of an infringement is true. This obligation is without prejudice to the rights and obligations under Article 267 of the Treaty, to the right to an effective remedy and a fair trial, and the right of defence, pursuant to Articles 47 and 48 of the Charter, and to the right to a fair hearing pursuant to Article 6 of the ECHR. Accordingly, decisions of national competition authorities and competition courts shall be binding provided that there were no manifest errors in the investigation and provided that the rights of the defence were complied with.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that undertakings which have infringed competition law through joint behaviour are jointly and severally liable for the damage caused by the infringement: each of the infringing undertakings is bound to fully compensate for the harm in full, and the injured party may require full compensation from any of them until he has been fully compensatedcaused to its direct and indirect customers.