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The EU Antitrust Damages Directive is intended to achieve greater harmonisation between private competition enforcement regimes across Member States, in pursuit of the expressed aim of the European Commission to encourage greater private enforcement of competition law. It is also intended to foster a complementary relationship between public and private enforcement. The Damages Directive introduced a minimum limitation period of five years for cartel damages claims. The Directive also includes a provision to suspend the limitation period during an investigation and any subsequent appeal process. Despite harmonisation efforts, some divergence will remain.