Press releases - Competition
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
2006-09-21 / The Office has started to assess UPC/Karneval merger The Office for the Protection of Competition received the proposal for concentration of companies UPC, Karneval Media and Forcable on the 13th of September 2006
2006-09-21 / President vetoed an amendment of the competition law An amendment of the Act on the Protection of Economic Competition was vetoed by President Václav Klaus on the 7th June after the Chamber of Deputies had overturned the Senate´s rejection of the bill
2006-09-21 / Merger of mineral waters producers approved Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) approved in its first instance decision merger between mineral water producers Karlovarské minerální vody (KMV) and Poděbradka with conditions providing to keep the current trademarks for another five years and preserve price differences between products.
2006-09-21 / ÚOHS fines Chamber of Pharmacists Chairman of the Office for Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) Martin Pecina confirmed a Kč 300,000 fine for the Czech Chamber of Pharmacists
2006-09-21 / Acquisition of TV Nova approved The Office for the Protection of Competition approved the acquisition of TV Nova group companies by the foreign media group CME
