Implications of new changes in competition law for anti-competitive agreements

On July 25, 2023, the Parliament adopted in its final reading Law no. 199 by which significant changes were made to the Competition Law no. 183/2012 which entered into force on September 18, 2023. These changes were made in order to implement the international commitments assumed by the Republic of Moldova, in the context of obtaining the status of a candidate country for accession to the European Union and the Association Program between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova 2021-2027, with the aim of harmonizing the national legislation with the normative framework of the European Union and implementing the good practices of the member states of the European Union. The new provisions of the Competition Law no. 183/2012, come with several amendments including those related to anti-competitive agreements and the procedure for carrying out inspections, which are to be analyzed in this communication.