Press Releases
2023-02-21 / The Office starts a probe into the entire vertical chain for several food products in terms of price increase The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) is going to investigate which part of the supplier and customer chain is responsible for the biggest increase in food prices. The fast-track investigation includes three to five food products and the results should be...
2023-02-14 / The Office punished a cartel of regional construction companies In its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed fines in the aggregate amount of CZK 3,157,000 on the undertakings aostav s.r.o., EFIOS stavební s.r.o., HERYÁN RECONSTRUCTIONS s.r.o. and the natural person K. K. for the prohibited...
2023-02-08 / The Office has completed a sector inquiry into the distribution of pharmaceuticals The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") completed a sector inquiry in the area of distribution of pharmaceuticals, which was carried out in the years 2021-2022. The purpose of the sector inquiry was to determine the state of competition in the markets of wholesale...
2023-02-01 / The fine for obstruction of on-site inspection of Beryko is confirmed The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, Petr Mlsna, terminated the administrative proceedings with Beryko s.r.o. on the appeal against the fine for obstructing on-site investigation because the appeal was withdrawn. The first-instance decision with a fine of CZK 22.5 million has therefore...
2023-01-09 / Brother sewing equipment distributor fined more than a million CZK for fixing prices to retailers The Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine of CZK 1,134,000 on the company Sewing Technology Brother s.r.o. (hereinafter referred to as “Brother“) for concluding and executing anticompetitive resale price maintenance agreements. According to the Office, the Czech and the EU competition rules...
2023-01-06 / New fine for abuse of dominant position imposed on CHAPS amounts to CZK 956,000 The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, Petr Mlsna, has confirmed repeatedly the fine of CZK 956,000 imposed on CHAPS spol. s r.o. (hereinafter CHAPS) for abuse of a dominant position in the market of updated data on public transport timetables
2023-01-05 / EURONA restricted price competition and online sales, the fine was significantly reduced for extraordinary cooperation The Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine of CZK 12,773,000 on the undertaking EURONA s.r.o. for concluding illegal vertical agreements restricting competition. The fine had not been appealed and has already become final
2022-11-21 / The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Upheld the Decision on the Anticompetitive Conduct of the Association of Language Schools, but the Fine Must be Recalculated Petr Mlsna, the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office “), confirmed that Asociace jazykových škol, z. s. (the Association of Language Schools, hereinafter referred to as “the Association”) had committed anticompetitive conduct, but changed...
2022-11-09 / In its first-instance decision, the Office imposed a fine of CZK 22.5 million on the undertaking Beryko for the obstruction of dawn raid In its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 22,500,000 on Beryko s.r.o. for infringement of the obligation to provide the Office with necessary assistance during the on-site inspection. An appeal may be filed...
2022-10-24 / The Chairman of the Office Confirmed the Decision on Anti-competitive Conduct of the Undertaking GARLAND The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office"), Petr Mlsna, rejected the appeal of the undertaking GARLAND distributor, s.r.o., (hereinafter referred to as "GARLAND") against the first instance decision according to which the undertaking had entered into...
