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The civil actions are brought before either the Circuit Court or the High Court. Indictable criminal offenses are brought before the Central Criminal Court. …

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The 2014 Act merged the previous Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency into a new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). The CCPC, which started operating on 31 October 2014, is headed by the Chairperson of the Competition Authority and composed of a maximum of six members including the previous members of the Competition Authority and the Chief Executive of the National Consumer Agency. All the functions that immediately before the establishment of the CCPC were vested in the dissolved bodies were transferred to the Commission. 

The primary role of the Commission is to conduct investigations into anticompetitive activities. Its investigating powers were enhanced by the 2014 and 2022 Acts. It is also responsible for carrying out market studies, publishing notices and liaising with other regulatory authorities. 

Actions by the Commission may be either criminal or civil in nature. The Commission does not normally institute criminal proceedings itself but makes recommendations to the Director of Public Prosecutions to institute such proceedings. In relation to civil issues, the Commission may institute proceedings seeking the imposition of a fine or a declaration in respect of alleged breaches of Sections 4 and 5. An action may be brought against an undertaking or against its directors, officers or managers.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

On the recommendation of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Director of Public Prosecutions will bring criminal proceedings in relation to breaches of the Competition Act. Actions by the Director of Public Prosecutions are brought, pursuant to Section 11 of the Act, in the Central Criminal Court. The Director has exclusive competence to bring actions concerning indictable offenses, though the Commission itself can institute summary proceedings.

The Director of Public Prosecutions

The civil actions are brought before either the Circuit Court or the High Court. Indictable criminal offenses are brought before the Central Criminal Court.

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