Memo: Competition: European Competition Network refines its Model Leniency Programme

The European Competition Network (ECN), composed of the European Commission and the competition authorities of all EU Member States, has strengthened the Model Leniency Programme ("MLP"), around which ECN competition authorities align their own leniency procedures. The MLP was adopted in 2006 to make it easier for companies to apply for leniency where it is not clear which competition authority will take the case forward.