Press releases - Competition

2014-04-04 / ECA Meeting 2014 - Welcome to Prague! The Office for the Protection of Competition organizes the 2014 Meeting of European Competition Authorities. The ECA Meeting 2014 will be held in Prague, 21 – 22 May

2014-01-22 / Agrofert is allowed to acquire Radio Impuls Office for the Protection of Competition approved by its first-instance decision from 20 January 2014 merger of AGROFERT, a. s. and LONDA spol. s r. o.. The decision has already entered into force

2014-01-09 / PPF Holding can acquire full control of Prague O2 Arena The Office for the Protection of Competition approved in the simplified procedure a merger of PPF Group N.V. and LINDUS SERVICES LIMITED. As a result of reviewed transaction, PPF will gain full control of LINDUS and its subsidiaries, among others company Bestsport Arena, a.s., that manages multi-function arena...

2013-12-18 / Fine for a distributor of Candy pet food confirmed The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) Mr. Petr Rafaj has confirmed by the second instance decision the imposition of fine of CZK 802,000 (approximately EUR 29,700) on the company CANDY, spol. s r.o., (“CANDY”) for breaching the Act on the Protection of Competition

2013-09-30 / The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the decision of the Office in the STUDENT AGENCY case The Supreme Administrative Court in its judgement of 30 September 2013 allowed the cassation complaint of the Office for the Protection of Competition concerning the case of the abuse of dominant position of the company STUDENT AGENCY

2013-09-19 / St. Martin Conference 2013 The Office for the Protection of Competition is organizing the seventh autumn St. Martin Conference which will be held on 12 and 13 November 2013 at the headquarters of the Office

2013-08-26 / The Office Clears Acquisition of the MAFRA Publishing House by AGROFERT Holding The Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) has approved by its first instance decision the acquisition of MAFRA and Anděl Media Centrum by AGROFERT HOLDING

2013-08-20 / Annual Report 2012 The year 2012 not only saw the Office for the Protection of Competition entering its third decade of existence, but also brought a number of fundamental changes, primarily in the field of competition and public tenders

2013-08-09 / Fine imposed on the company REWE for not fulfilling commitments was confirmed The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”), Mr. Petr Rafaj, dismissed the appeal of the company REWE Zentralfinanz eG against the first instance decision issued in January 2013 by which the fine 23.89 million CZK was imposed on this undertaking for not fulfilling commitments...

2013-03-20 / Taiwanese visit interested in activities of the Office On 19 March 2013, Delegation of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Prague paid a visit to the Office for the Protection of Competition. Vice-Chair of the Office Mr. Michal Petr and director of International Department Mr. Daniel Stankov greeted representatives of Economic Division of the Taipei Office Ms...