Press Releases

2009-07-01 / Proofreader - native English speaker The Office invites applications from candidates whose native language is English for the position of Proofreader.

2009-06-30 / RWE Transgas will pay compensations for customers to settle the charges The Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) has imposed a fine of CZK 10 million on RWE Transgas, Inc. in the settlement decision. The RWE was fined for the abuse of its dominant position towards its customers, small-scale consumers and households

2009-05-12 / Competition Day brochure Publication issued for upcoming conference Competition Day (13th - 14th May 2009, Brno) is  available for download here  B.External Relations Department of the Office

2009-04-02 / Acquisition of Agropol by AGROFERT conditionally approved The Office for the Protection of Competition has conditionally cleared proposed acquisition of Agropol Group, a.s. by the company AGROFERT HOLDING, a.s

2009-04-01 / Annual Report 2008 The Office for the Protection of Competition publishes its Annual Report for the year 2008.The publication is available  here  B.External Relations Department

2009-02-12 / Office welcomes Regional Court´s judgment on pharmaceutical distibutors case The Office for the Protection of Competition welcomes today´s judgment by the Regional Court in Brno confirming the Office's decision against pharmaceutical distributors, including the fines imposed (a total of CZK 113.064 million

2009-02-06 / Information Bulletin: The Office and the Czech Presidency of the Council of EU The Office for the Protection of Competition issued first information bulletin of the year 2009, this time on the role of the Office in the Czech Presidency of the European Union

2009-01-20 / Vertical agreement case settled Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) settled an administrative proceeding with publishing company Albatros. The company was fined 313.000 CZK for anticompetitive behaviour.

2008-11-05 / Invitation: Recent Trends and Developments in Competition Law – Brno 2008 Seminar On November 11 - 12, 2008 the Office for the Protection of Competition of the Czech Republic will host an international seminar on Recent Trends and Developments in Competition Law.

2008-09-29 / ÚOHS nařídil nový výběr v zakázce na projektovou dokumentaci a autorský dozor pro rekonstrukci vily Tugendhat Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže svým opakovaným prvostupňovým rozhodnutím vydaným na základě předchozích rozsudků Krajského soudu v Brně a Nejvyššího správního soudu v Brně konstatoval, že zadavatel, statutární město Brno, nepostupoval v zakázce na zhotovení