Press Releases
2023-11-23 / Economic Experts Shared Their Knowledge with the Employees of the Office for the Protection of Competition Last week, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") organised a lecture on competition economics within the framework of improving the qualification and deepening the education of its employees. The lecturers were Dr. Vitaly Pruzhansky and Dr. Iestyn Williams from...
2023-11-20 / BEKO Fined 13 Million for Obstructing the On-Site Inspection The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed a fine of CZK 13,651,000 on BEKO SPÓLKA AKCYJNA for an infringement of the obligation to provide cooperation during an on-site inspection carried out by the Office at the business premises of its branch in Prague...
2023-11-14 / The Office Fined KTA Technika and První SaZ Plzeň for Cartel in the Area of Railway Crossings The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed fines in the total amount of CZK 3,173,000 on the undertakings KTA Technika, s.r.o., and První SaZ Plzeň a.s (hereinafter referred to as "KTA Technika" and "První SaZ") for entering into prohibited agreements...
2023-11-09 / St. Martin's 2023 conference brought lively discussions on merger changes and increased fines for cartel agreements. On 8 and 9 November 2023, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") held another annual St. Martin Conference on news and current trends in competition law and significant market power. The 16th edition of the conference was opened by Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office...
2023-10-31 / Chairman of the Office Confirmed Anticompetitive Conduct of Meal Voucher Issuers, but Fine Shall Be Reconsidered Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”), confirmed the conclusions of the first-instance decision on the anticompetitive conduct of Sodexo Pass Czech Republic a.s., Edenred CZ s.r.o. and Up Czech Republic s.r.o., due to which customers...
2023-10-25 / The Backpack Manufacturer TOPGAL Entered Into Prohibited Price Agreements and Has to Pay More Than CZK 10 Million for Restricting Retailers The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed a fine of CZK 10,748,000 on TOPGAL a.s., a manufacturer of backpacks and briefcases, for entering into prohibited vertical agreements on resale price fixing. No appeal was lodged against the first-instance decision...
2023-10-05 / St. Martin´s Conference 2023 about competition news, sports and mergers The next annual St. Martin's Conference on latest news in the field of competition law and significant market power will take place on 8 and 9 November 2023 at the premises of the Office for the Protection of Competition in Brno (hereinafter referred to as "the Office
2023-09-22 / Another Fine for Anticompetitive Behaviour in the Pet Food Sector – EUROBEN To Pay CZK 1 Million By its final decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed a fine of CZK 1,066,000 on EUROBEN, s.r.o., a company operating in the pet food distribution sector, for entering into anticompetitive agreements on resale price maintenance
2023-09-20 / High Fines for a Cartel Related to the Railway Crossing Security Tender The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed fines in the total amount of CZK 51,522,000 on the undertakings AK signal Brno a.s., SIGNALBAU a.s. and STARMON s.r.o. for the participation in a cartel agreement in public procurement (bid rigging
2023-08-15 / Suppliers Are Forbidden to Set Fixed Retail Prices; NOVIKO Was Fined Almost CZK 48 Million The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 47,775,000 on the undertaking NOVIKO s.r.o. (hereinafter referred to as "NOVIKO") for the long-term concluding of anti-competitive agreements with its purchasers. The final decision has already come...
