St. Martin´s Conference 2023 about competition news, sports and mergers
This year, the participants of the conference can look forward to a regular summary of the developments at the Czech and Slovak competition authorities, which will be presented by Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office, Kamil Nejezchleb, Vice-Chair of the Office, and Juraj Beňa, Chairman of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic. They will be joined by a representative of one of the Baltic States and, of course, a presentation of the latest activities of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition will also take place.
A special lecture on judicial perspective on competition issues will be presented by Karel Šimka, President of the Supreme Administrative Court. The sessions on the first day will be addressed to competition in the sports sector and merger review. Petra Košt'álová from the Office, Anna Głogowská from the Polish Competition Authority, attorney Jan Kupčík and academic Michal Petr from Palacký University in Olomouc will speak about sports issues. The session on mergers will be moderated by Martin Vitula from the Office and views on this globally relevant issue will be presented by Judit Buránszki from the Hungarian Competition Authority and attorneys Robert Neruda and Petr Zákoucký.
The second day of the conference will introduce a discussion on the first year of experience with the second extensive amendment to the Act on Significant Market Power. The session will include contributions of Petr Solský, Vice-Chairman of the Office, Jiří Brož and Pavel Dejl, attorneys at law, and Marijana Mutavdžić and Nikolina Radanović, representatives of the Croatian Competition Authority.
The conference will be concluded by traditional parallel workshops on current topics, this time including the amendment to the Act on Protection of Competition and practical issues related to services in the food supply chain.
2024-04-23 / EP ENERGY TRADING Infringed Competition Act by Early Implementation of Merger With Gazela Energy The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) imposed a fine of CZK 18,840,000 on the undertaking EP ENERGY TRADING. for concluding a concentration between undertakings prior to the notification...
2024-04-18 / Sector Inquiry on Waste Management The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) has initiated a large-scale sector inquiry focused on waste management. Over the next two years, the Office shall obtain information from all...
2024-04-09 / Zásilkovna will share pick-up points thanks to the intervention of the Office, more options for consumers The Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) accepted commitments from an undertaking Zásilkovna s.r.o. consisting of an amendment to the contractual terms and conditions concluded...
2024-04-05 / Fine of CZK 8 million for Another Pet Food Distributor Forbiding Lower Prices By the first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (“the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 8,656,000 on the undertaking Dibaq a.s. for entering into prohibited agreements on...
2024-04-03 / The Office Imposed a Fine of CZK 72 million on Distributor of Moulinex, Rowenta, Krups and Tefal Products The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 72 333 000 on the undertaking Groupe SEB ČR s.r.o. for prohibited agreements on resale...
2024-02-13 / The Office Imposed a Record Fine of CZK 125 million on ELECTROLUX for Anticompetitive Conduct The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) punished the undertaking ELECTROLUX, by imposing a fine of CZK 125 404 000 for long-term anticompetitive conduct...
2024-01-19 / The Office Will Share Its Experience Using the DATACROS Tool The results of the Datacros II project, which focuses on investigating corruption, organised and financial crime using innovative techniques, will be presented on Tuesday 30 January 2024 through a public...
2024-01-16 / The Office presented a number of possibble legislative proposals to support Efficient competition The Office for the Protection of Competition drafted a proposal of possible legislative changes. The purpose of such amendments is to increase the effectiveness of the Office, in particular the detection...
