Press releases - Competition

2010-01-15 / Sokolovská uhelná company concluded restricted agreements on export prohibitions By its first-instance decision of January 8, 2010 the Office for the Protection of Competition of the Czech Republic (the Office) has imposed a fine of CZK 17,283 million on company Sokolovská uhelná.

2009-09-16 / Tractor manufacturer removed anticompetitive provisions from its agreements The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) closed investigation of alleged anticompetitive provisions in agreements on tractor sales and spare-parts sales between companies from the Zetor group and its authorised dealers, services respectively.

2009-09-08 / St. Martin Conference 2009 – Recent trends and developments in competition law and policy For the third time in its history the Office for the Protection of Competition of the Czech Republic is going to host the autumn conference focusing on recent trends and developments in competition law and policy

2009-06-30 / RWE Transgas will pay compensations for customers to settle the charges The Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) has imposed a fine of CZK 10 million on RWE Transgas, Inc. in the settlement decision. The RWE was fined for the abuse of its dominant position towards its customers, small-scale consumers and households

2009-05-12 / Competition Day brochure Publication issued for upcoming conference Competition Day (13th - 14th May 2009, Brno) is  available for download here  B.External Relations Department of the Office

2009-04-02 / Acquisition of Agropol by AGROFERT conditionally approved The Office for the Protection of Competition has conditionally cleared proposed acquisition of Agropol Group, a.s. by the company AGROFERT HOLDING, a.s

2009-04-01 / Annual Report 2008 The Office for the Protection of Competition publishes its Annual Report for the year 2008.The publication is available  here  B.External Relations Department

2009-02-12 / Office welcomes Regional Court´s judgment on pharmaceutical distibutors case The Office for the Protection of Competition welcomes today´s judgment by the Regional Court in Brno confirming the Office's decision against pharmaceutical distributors, including the fines imposed (a total of CZK 113.064 million

2009-02-06 / Information Bulletin: The Office and the Czech Presidency of the Council of EU The Office for the Protection of Competition issued first information bulletin of the year 2009, this time on the role of the Office in the Czech Presidency of the European Union

2009-01-20 / Vertical agreement case settled Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS) settled an administrative proceeding with publishing company Albatros. The company was fined 313.000 CZK for anticompetitive behaviour.