Press releases - Competition
2011-06-17 / The Office hosted 4th Annual Workshop on Economic Issues in Competition Law co-organized with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission On 7 and 8 June 2011 the U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) together with the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) hosted 4th Annual Workshop on Economic Issues in Competition Law in Brno, Czech Republic. The event was opened by Petr Gajdušek, the adviser to the Chairman of the Office
2011-06-16 / U.S. Ambassador Norman L. Eisen visits the Office On Tuesday 10 May 2011, U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Norman L. Eisen, visited the Office for the Protection of Competition. The Ambassador was welcomed by the vice-chairman of the Office Mr. Kamil Rudolecký
2011-06-16 / The Office hosted 4th Annual Workshop on Economic Issues in Competition Law co-organized with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission On 7 and 8 June 2011 the U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) together with the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) hosted 4th Annual Workshop on Economic Issues in Competition Law in Brno, Czech Republic. The event was opened by Petr Gajdušek, the adviser to the Chairman of the Office
2011-03-30 / Office confirms initiation of administrative proceedings with Telefónica O2 In connection with a number of media enquiries, the Office for the Protection of Competition confirms that it sent an announcement of administrative proceedings initiation to the company Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. concerning alleged breach of Czech as well as European competition rules. „In particular...
2011-03-24 / Office will look into supply of coal The Office for the Protection of Competition has received a notice from the undertaking ČEZ regarding its alleged discriminating behaviour towards mining company Sokolovská uhelná on the market of coal supply. „The Office is going to investigate the issue,“ said Petr Rafaj, Chairman of the competition
2011-02-25 / Participants of the agreement took advantage of both Leniency Programme and Settlement Procedure Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) issued on February 10, 2011 the first instance decision, by virtue of which it found liable the companies from Henkel, Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser groups of conclusion and fulfillment of prohibited agreement...
2010-11-30 / STUDENT AGENCY fined for abuse of dominant position In its first instance decision of 3 November 2011 the Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine of CZK 6,185,000 on STUDENT AGENCY, s.r.o. for violation of the Act on the Protection of Competition
2010-09-15 / Chairman Rafaj confirmed fine for Sokolovská uhelná company Mr. Petr Rafaj, Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office), confirmed by his second-instance decision a fine of CZK 17.283 million imposed on the company Sokolovská uhelná, právní nástupce, a.s
2010-09-13 / Cartel of color picture tube manufacturers fined The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) stated in its first instance proceedings that the companies Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Technicolor S.A., Panasonic Corporation, MT Picture Display Co., Ltd., Toshiba Corporation and LG Electronics...
2010-06-09 / Annual Report 2009 published The Office for the Protection of Competition presents its Annual Report for the year 2009
