<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper attempts to address the question of how multilingualism in the EU might affect the consistency of private enforcement of competition law. In the literature, there have been concerns raised about the consistency of public enforcement of competition law, so in this paper attention has shifted to concerns about consistency of private enforcement. For the purposes of this paper, a distinction is drawn between rule-making and the application of competition law. The latter falls outside the scope of this paper. The article starts by going straight into aspects of public versus private enforcement of EU competition law and consistency of private enforcement of competition law. Next, by looking at examples of national rules implementing the EU Damages Directive, the author is going to discern what challenges for consistency of private enforcement of competition law are associated with the multilingualism in the EU.</p></abstract>

This paper attempts to address the question of how multilingualism in the EU might affect the consistency of private enforcement of competition law. In the literature, there have been concerns raised about the consistency of public enforcement of competition law, so in this paper attention has shifted to concerns about consistency of private enforcement. For the purposes of this paper, a distinction is drawn between rule-making and the application of competition law. The latter falls outside the scope of this paper. The article starts by going straight into aspects of public versus private enforcement of EU competition law and consistency of private enforcement of competition law. Next, by looking at examples of national rules implementing the EU Damages Directive, the author is going to discern what challenges for consistency of private enforcement of competition law are associated with the multilingualism in the EU.

Multilingualism in the EU and Consistency of Private Enforcement of Competition Law: Two Examples from CEE Countries

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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This paper attempts to address the question of how multilingualism in the EU might affect the consistency of private enforcement of competition law. In the...

Multilingualism in the EU and Consistency of Private Enforcement of Competition Law: Two Examples from CEE Countries

Published Online: Apr 24, 2018

Page range: 165 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2017-0049

Keywords
multilingualism, European Union, consistency, competition law, private enforcement, public enforcement, Damages Directive, application of law, rule-making

© 2017 Anna Piszcz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Multilingualism in the EU and Consistency of Private Enforcement of Competition Law: Two Examples from CEE Countries

Published Online: Apr 24, 2018

Page range: 165 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2017-0049

Keywordsmultilingualism, European Union, consistency, competition law, private enforcement, public enforcement, Damages Directive, application of law, rule-making

© 2017 Anna Piszcz, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
multilingualism, European Union, consistency, competition law, private enforcement, public enforcement, Damages Directive, application of law, rule-making