55Account should also be taken of the fact that disputes concerning infringements of EU competition law and national competition law are characterised, in principle, by information asymmetry to the detriment of the injured party, as is stated in recital 47 of Directive 2014/104, which makes it more difficult for that person to obtain the information necessary to bring an action for damages than for the competition authorities to obtain the information necessary for exercising their powers to apply competition law.
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