Press Releases
2007-01-04 / UOHS approved merger of UPC and Karneval Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) approved the merger of UPC and Karneval, numbers one and two on the cable broadcasting market.
2006-12-11 / ČEZ offered sufficiant commitments, no fine imposed The Office for the Protection of Competition discontinued its administrative proceedig instituted against the company ČEZ a.s. for abuse of its dominant position in the purchase of coal from Sokolovská uhelná mine after the competitor had offered proper commitments.
2006-11-06 / Fine for Škoda Auto reduced to 36 million CZK The Office for the Protection of Competition reduced the fine for Czech car maker Škoda Auto from original 55 million CZK to 36 million CZK by its repeated first-instance decision of 28th July 2006
2006-10-26 / ÚOHS imposed the fine 205 million CZK upon the Český Telecom company The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Martin Pecina imposed by his decision of 24th November 2005 the fine amounting to 205 million CZK (approx. 7,1 million €) upon the company Český Telecom (hereinafter referred to as “ČTc”) for infringement of the Article 82 of the EC Treaty
2006-10-23 / The Office considers state aid for Hyundai compatible with EC rules The Office for the Protection of Competition has recently reffered a planned state aid measure of Czech government that intends to support the construction of a car plant of South Korean company Hyundai in north Moravia to the European Commission
2006-10-23 / Regional Court confirmed e-toll decision The Regional Court in Brno rejected on the 17th of October a lawsuit filed by the company Autostrade against the decision of the Office for the Protection of Competition concerning the tender for e-toll collecting
2006-10-02 / Acquisition of printing houses by company Verlagsgruppe Passau, subject to conditions The Office for the Protection of Competition has approved the concentration of German media group Verlagsgruppe and Czech printing houses NTISK and NOVOTISK subject to conditions
2006-09-26 / Court confirmed 205m CZK fine for telecommunication company The Regional Court in Brno today rejected the complaint filed by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. (former ČESKÝ TELECOM) against a fine of 205 million CZK imposed by the Office for the Protection of Competition for abuse of dominant position in the end of the year 2005
2006-09-25 / Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna fined The Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) fined in its first instance decision health insurer Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna (VZP) Kč 800,000 in the public procurement case of the realization of a project to supply Internet access to patients’ health care information
2006-09-22 / Agrofert can take control of Agrotec, Agri CS The Office for the Protection of Competition has approved the concentration of Agrofert Holding and agricultural machinery sellers AGRI CS a.s. and CARLOS, spol. s r.o. (owner of company Agrotec