Press Releases

2015-11-06 / Bid rigging construction cartel fined CZK 2.036 billion On the 6th November 2015, the Office for the Protection of Competition adopted the first instance decision regarding bid-rigging cartel agreement in the construction sector. The fines imposed on the cartel members amount to CZK 2.036 billion. As there is a high probability that the parties to the proceeding...

2015-09-21 / St. Martin´s Conference 2015 The Office for the Protection of Competition organizes for the ninth time the traditional St. Martin´s Conference on the recent trends and developments of the competition law. This year conference is going to be held in the premises of the Office on 11 – 12 November 2015

2015-06-08 / Fine of CZK 1,105,000 Imposed on Company Czech Frost for Noncompliance with the Inspection Disciplinary fine of CZK 1,105,000 was imposed on the company CZECH FROST for noncompliance with the inspection of the business premises conducted by the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office). The decision has not come into force yet and an appeal can be filed against the Office´s decision

2015-01-07 / Puro-Klima and Hospimed coordinated their bids within public tenders for medical equipment The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) detected and sanctioned anticompetitive behavior conducted by undertakings HOSPIMED, spol. s.r.o. and PURO-KLIMA, a.s within public tenders for medical equipment for hospitals and other equipment

2014-12-11 / The Office repeatedly sanctioned the undertaking Sokolovská uhelná for anticompetitive agreements, the fine was decreased The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) Mr Petr Rafaj has issued a revised second-instance decision on anticompetitive agreements on the export prohibition by the undertaking Sokolovská uhelná, legal successor, a.s. (hereinafter referred to...

2014-11-27 / Sellers of communal technology sanctioned for cartel agreements in public procurements In recent weeks the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) has issued three decisions imposing fines of total amount CZK 5,070,000 (approximately EUR 184,363) for cartel agreements on market sharing and collusion in submitting bids within public procurements for supplies of communal technology

2014-11-12 / St. Martin´s Conference 2014 8th St. Martin‘s Competition Conference was held by the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) on 11th and 12th November. This year more than a hundred of Czech and foreign experts were again participating in this annual event

2014-10-30 / Suppliers of fire equipment sanctioned for bid rigging Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed by its first instance decision fines of CZK 972,000 on undertakings Perpekta, spol. s.r.o a Požární bezpečnost s.r.o. for breaching the Act on the Protection of Competition

2014-09-25 / St. Martin´s Conference 2014 The Office for the Protection of Competition organizes its traditional international St. Martin´s Conference on 11 and 12 November 2014 at the headquarters of the Office in Brno. The event will summarize recent trends and developments in competition law and economics

2014-06-27 / Concentration between retail chains Ahold and Spar approved, subject to conditions Today the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) has approved the concentration between Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Ahold) and undertakings SPAR Česká obchodní společnost s.r.o. (SPAR) and Imobilia Spa s.r.o. (Imobilia), subject to structural conditions accepted...