Press Releases
2022-03-22 / Joint statement by the European Copmpetition Network on the application of competition law in the context of the war in Ukraine The European Competition Network (ECN), which connects the competition authorities of the EU Member States, has issued a joint statement on the application of competition rules in the context of the Russian aggression in Ukraine
2022-02-09 / A Fine of CZK 1.435 Million Was Imposed on the Undertaking Natland for alleged "Gun Jumping" The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 1 435 000 on the undertaking Natland Group, SE, for a concentration between undertakings prior to the authorisation of the Office. No appeal was submitted against the first-instance decision and it...
2022-02-04 / The Chairman of the Office discussed future cooperation and effective investigation of cartel agreements with the Slovak and Hungarian Competition Authorities Petr Mlsna, the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”), made a working visit to partner competition authorities of Slovakia and Hungary this week. He was accompanied by Kamil Nejezchleb, the Vice-Chairman of the Office, responsible for the Competition...
2022-01-20 / The Office Imposed Repeated Fines for the IT Cartel in Olomouc, Amounting to Almost CZK 80 Million The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) re-imposed fines on members of the so-called Olomouc IT cartel, as the previous decision was annulled in the part concerning the fine by the Chairman of the Office during the appeal proceedings. Through the new decision...
2022-01-11 / The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Terminated the Proceedings with the undertaking NET4GAS Because of the Favourability of the Subsequent Legislation Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as ''the Office''), Petr Mlsna, cancelled the first instance decision on possible abuse of dominant position by the undertaking Net4Gas and terminated the administrative proceedings in the given case
2022-01-04 / The Undertaking GARLAND Harmed Consumers, and It Now Faces a Fine of Almost CZK 100 Million In its first instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as ''the Office'') imposed a fine of CZK 96,751,000 on GARLAND distributor, s.r.o. for vertical agreements on resale price maintenance. This is the highest fine ever imposed for this type of anticompetitive...
2021-12-06 / ST. MARTIN´S CONFERENCE 2021 The St. Martin's Conference on the latest events and trends in competition law and significant market power is a traditional annual peak of the Office's educational activities and is regularly attended by leading Czech competition experts and distinguished foreign guests. The fourteenth edition of the conference...
2021-12-02 / World Competition Day video The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition points out the benefits of competition in the video dedicated to the World Competition Day
2021-11-25 / Chairman Mlsna participated in DMA approval meeting of the COMPET Council Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, participated on 25th November in the meeting of the Competitiveness Council of the European Union, which approved the proposed regulation of digital markets and services
2021-11-25 / The Chairman of the Office Held Talks with the Executive Vice-President of the European Commisssion Margrethe Vestager Petr Mlsna, the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as ''the Office''), held talks this evening with Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, whose competence includes the area of competition, as part of a working visit in Brussels
