Press releases - Competition

2022-10-21 / The Office Imposed Another Maximum Possible Fine for Obstruction of a Dawn Raid, This Time on Undertaking MIT METAL POWER In its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed a fine of CZK 1,870,000 on MIT METAL POWER, a.s. for hindering a dawn raid. An appeal was filed against the decision

2022-10-10 / Petr Mlsna - Opening Speech for the European Competition Day on 10 October 2022 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Guests. After thirteen years, the Czech Republic holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and after thirteen years the Office for the Protection of Competition organises the European Competition Day. This time not in Brno, like in 2009, but in Prague, in the very...

2022-10-10 / Representatives of Competition Authorities Discussed the Economic Crisis and Approach to Green Policy at the European Competition Day in Prague On 10 October 2022, as part of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the international conference European Competition Day was held in Prague, which was organised by the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office

2022-09-22 / Reduced Fine for Aroma Candle Distributor, and, for the First Time, the Office Took the Compliance Program into Account The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office“) imposed a fine of CZK 17,649,000 on the undertaking Z - TRADE s. r. o. for entering into prohibited agreements on direct resale price fixing. The fine was reduced by the Office because a party to the proceedings applied...

2022-09-15 / Price Caps in the Energy Sector Do Not Mean Tolerance of Cartels, Says Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") understands the necessity of capping energy prices, but, at the same time, warns that it will not tolerate price coordination and other anti-competitive practices in energy markets

2022-09-12 / The Office Imposed Fines of CZK 280 Million on Undertakings Specialised in Issuing Food Stamps for Anti-Competitive Coordination of Terms of Trade In its first-instance decision, although not in force, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") imposed fines in the total amount of CZK 279,152,000 on Sodexo Pass Česká republika a.s., Edenred CZ s.r.o. and Up Česká republika s.r.o. for a cartel agreement

2022-08-25 / The Office Imposed Maximum Possible Fines for Obstruction of a Dawn Raid The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") has imposed the maximum possible fines on three undertakings suspected of being involved in a cartel agreement for obstructing a dawn raid

2022-07-29 / Annual Report 2021 The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) publishes the English version of its Annual Report for the year 2021, during which it not only celebrated 30 years of its existence, but also has undergone a number of significant changes. At the very beginning of the...

2022-07-07 / Sewing machines supplier STRIMA agreed with a settlement procedure and was thus imposed a lower fine for vertical agreements In its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 4 446 000 on STRIMA CZECH s.r.o. for entering into prohibited vertical agreements which distorted competition. The undertaking STRIMA CZECH s.r.o. (hereinafter referred...

2022-03-23 / The Office imposed fines for cartel of AV equipment suppliers By its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition imposed fines in the total amount of CZK 2 442 000 on the undertakings AV MEDIA SYSTEMS, a.s., M plus spol. s r.o., Nowatron Elektronik, spol. s r.o. and SCIENTICA AGENCY, s.r.o. for a prohibited agreement on public procurement (bid...

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