Bulgaria transposes the Private Damages Directive (2014/104/EU) in its Competition Protection Act

Better Later Than Never: Bulgaria Finally Implemented the Private Damages Directive in its Competition Protection Act* Following a considerable delay and a threat by the European Commission to initiate infringement proceedings, Bulgaria finally implemented in its national law the provisions of the European Directive 2014/104/EU on Antitrust Damages Actions dated 26 November 2014 (the “Private Damages Directive”). On 3 January 2018 in the Bulgarian State Gazette was promulgated the Act for Amendment and Supplementation (the “Amendment Act”) of the Competition Protection Act (“CPA”). The deadline for transposition of the Private Damages Directive in the