Five years of the CNMC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines

2025-06-17T10:22:00
Spain

Practical aspects of the application of the CNMC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines to date

Five years of the CNMC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines
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June 17, 2025

On June 10, 2020, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) issued its Antitrust Compliance Programmes Guidelines. In this Legal Flash  we review the main aspects of the Guidelines and of its application in the five years since its publication.

Key aspects

The CNMC’s Antitrust Compliance Guidelines have become the main standard to assess the effectiveness of antitrust compliance programmes.

  • An effective antitrust compliance program can mitigate company liability in the event of infringement, notably with respect to fines or a ban on public procurement.
  • Application of the Antitrust Compliance Guidelines by the CNMC and the regional competition authorities highlights that compliance programmes are in high demand to access such benefits.
  • Investing in designing, implementing and updating an effective antitrust compliance program is becoming increasingly important for companies operating in Spain.

In this link you can learn more about the advantages of adopting an effective compliance program in competition matters, as well as its key components.

For additional information you can send a message to our Compliance and Investigations team or to your regular contact person at Cuatrecasas.

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June 17, 2025