Press releases - Competition
2007-02-23 / Information bulletin: Important Events 2006 The Office for the Protection of Competition presents the most Important Events of the year 2006 in its latest information bulletin
2007-01-11 / Drugstore takeover approved The Office for the Protection of Competition authorised a concentration of drugstore chains Schlecker and Droxi.
2007-01-04 / UOHS permits Penta to buy Aero UOHS has approved a takeover of state-run jet fighter maker Aero Vodochody by the Penta group.
2007-01-04 / UOHS approved merger of UPC and Karneval Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) approved the merger of UPC and Karneval, numbers one and two on the cable broadcasting market.
2006-12-11 / ČEZ offered sufficiant commitments, no fine imposed The Office for the Protection of Competition discontinued its administrative proceedig instituted against the company ČEZ a.s. for abuse of its dominant position in the purchase of coal from Sokolovská uhelná mine after the competitor had offered proper commitments.
2006-11-06 / Fine for Škoda Auto reduced to 36 million CZK The Office for the Protection of Competition reduced the fine for Czech car maker Škoda Auto from original 55 million CZK to 36 million CZK by its repeated first-instance decision of 28th July 2006
2006-10-26 / ÚOHS imposed the fine 205 million CZK upon the Český Telecom company The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Martin Pecina imposed by his decision of 24th November 2005 the fine amounting to 205 million CZK (approx. 7,1 million €) upon the company Český Telecom (hereinafter referred to as “ČTc”) for infringement of the Article 82 of the EC Treaty
2006-10-02 / Acquisition of printing houses by company Verlagsgruppe Passau, subject to conditions The Office for the Protection of Competition has approved the concentration of German media group Verlagsgruppe and Czech printing houses NTISK and NOVOTISK subject to conditions
2006-09-26 / Court confirmed 205m CZK fine for telecommunication company The Regional Court in Brno today rejected the complaint filed by Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. (former ČESKÝ TELECOM) against a fine of 205 million CZK imposed by the Office for the Protection of Competition for abuse of dominant position in the end of the year 2005
2006-09-22 / Agrofert can take control of Agrotec, Agri CS The Office for the Protection of Competition has approved the concentration of Agrofert Holding and agricultural machinery sellers AGRI CS a.s. and CARLOS, spol. s r.o. (owner of company Agrotec
