EU law impact on national administrative sanctioning in competition and agricultural areas (Lithuanian case)

Abstract

The legal regulation of administrative sanctions in EU Member States is significantly influenced by EU law. The most lucid examples of such areas are competition and agriculture. The authors present the impact of the EU law to administrative sanctions in these areas in Lithuanian national regulation. For instance, how Description of the Order on Imposing Fines for the Breach of Lithuanian Competition Law adopted by the Lithuanian Government reflects European Commission Guidelines on the Method of Setting Fines pursuant to Article 23 (2) (a) of a regulation No 1/2003 or how Rules on Support for Agricultural Land and Other Areas and on Direct Payments Administration and Control adopted by Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania reflect the forms of sanctions established in the EU Regulation No 1306/2016. Also, the authors present the impact of European Union Court of Justice (hereinafter – ECJ) to Lithuanian national courts when they assess the sanctions imposed by the Competition Council (the area of competition law) and the National Payment Agency (the area of agriculture).