European Commission 22 March 2017, Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 22.3.2017 COM(2017) 142 final 2017/0063(COD) Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL to empower the competition authorities of the Member States to be more effective enforcers and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market (Text with EEA relevance) {SWD(2017) 114} {SWD(2017) 115} {SWD(2017) 116} EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1.