Despite the extensive use of commitment decisions by the European Commission and national competent authorities (NCAs), the effects of such decisions are far from being completely clear. This paper deals with the problems to claim for damages after a commitment decision has been reached. As these decisions do not state the existence or continuation of the infringement, claimants will bear the burden of proof in stand-alone damages actions. However, some evidential effects must be recognized to commitment decisions and to certain statements made throughout the public enforcement proceedings.We conclude that some measures should be introduced in this regard to ensure the victims’right to a compensation in these cases
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