Slovak Competition Authority

CARTELS: AMO SR imposed fines on three undertakings for a cartel agreement in public procurements in the field of providing control and maintenance services of LV lines* On 3 February 2023 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Cartels, (hereafter "the Office") (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR conducted an unannounced inspection at an undertaking in forestry sector* An agreement restricting competition might have been concluded between undertakings in connection with participating and submitting bids in public procurement for landscaping. On 20 September 2022 the (...)

ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION: AMO SR issued a commitments decision against the company Slovenská pošta, a.s.* AMO SR imposed on the party to the proceedings the obligation to fulfill commitments. On 14 May 2021 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of Dominant (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR conducted an unannounced inspection at an undertaking operating in the sector of selling and repairing robotized workplaces* Undertakings in the given sector might have concluded an agreement restricting competition. The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceeding in the matter of merger of undertakings BDS SPORT GROUP Ltd., Cyprus, A3 SPORT, s.r.o., SR and A3 SPORT, s.r.o., CR* According to a notification, the merger is grounded in the acquisition of direct exclusive control of undertaking BDS (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings NN Group N.V. and Finportal, a.s.* The merger is grounded in the acquisition of exclusive control of undertaking NN Group N.V. over the company Finportal, a.s. On 30 March 2022 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division (...)

ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION: AMO SR imposed an almost 58 thousand euros fine for the abuse of dominant position in collective rights management* The conduct of undertaking concerned by decision was anti-competitive. On 23 February 2022 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the (...)

In connection with events in Ukraine, ICN Chair suspended the participation of the Russian Federation in international cooperation in the field of competition protection* AMO SR supports the ICN Chair´s decision. The International Competition Network (ICN) represents a global platform for (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings AZC, a.s., BSP SOFTWAREDISTRIBUTION, a.s., and ColosseoEAS, a.s.* AMO SR approved the creation of fully-functional joint venture of undertakings AZC, a.s., BSP SOFTWAREDISTRIBUTION, a.s., and ColosseoEAS, a.s. On 18 February 2022 the (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings PENTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED and MEDICAL GROUP SK, a.s.* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of indirect exclusive control over undertaking MEDICAL GROUP SK, a.s., by undertaking PENTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED. On 10 February (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings CPI PROPERTY GROUP société anonyme and IMMOFINANZ AG* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of exclusive control of undertaking CPI PROPERTY GROUP société anonyme over undertaking IMMOFINANZ AG. On 9 February 2022 the (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings Legrand France S.A. and EMOS CZ group, a.s.* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of exclusive control by undertaking Legrand France S.A. over undertaking EMOS CZ group, a.s., and the group of its subsidiary companies. On (...)

ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION: AMO SR imposed fine of almost 298 thousand euros for the abuse of dominant position in the field of waste management* AMO SR evaluated the conduct of undertaking as the practice of applying unfair trading conditions. On 31 January 2022 the Antimonopoly Office of (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR imposed fines of almost EUR 9 million for a cartel in public procurement in energy sector* AMO SR imposed almost 9 mil. fine on three cartel participants. On 30 December 2021 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Cartels, (hereafter “the Office“) (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR imposed fines totalling almost EUR 33 000 for a cartel in public procurement for construction works in energy sector* For the unlawful conduct of undertakings, AMO SR imposed fines and prohibited participation in public procurements. On 22 December 2021 the Antimonopoly (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings Allegro.eu, Mall Group, a.s., and WEǀDO CZ, s.r.o.* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of indirect exclusive control by undertaking Allegro.eu over companies Mall Group, a.s., and WEǀDO CZ, s.r.o. On 17 December 2021 the (...)

Council of AMO SR upheld the first-instance decision of AMO SR imposing a fine on undertaking Slovenská pošta, a.s.* By the first-instance decision AMO SR imposed a fine on the undertaking for a failure to submit documentation and information requested within a stipulated time-limit and for (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceeding in the matter of merger of undertakings MHP East Europe, s.r.o., EU Poultry, s.r.o., WE Trade, s.r.o., MHP SE and Mr. Dmytro Borodavka* AMO SR initiated an administrative proceeding in the matter of merger grounded in several interlinked (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings PENTA INVESTMENTS LIMITED, CINRE, s.r.o., and CINRE PROPERTY, s.r.o.* On 8 December 2021 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter “the Office”) approved a merger grounded in the change of (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceeding in the matter of merger of undertakings Allegro.eu, Mall Group, a.s., and WEDO CZ, s.r.o.* AMO SR initiated an administrative proceeding in the matter of merger grounded in the acquisition of inidrect exclusive control by undertaking (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the intention of merger of undertakings JUDr. Ján Sabol, Ing. Robert Spišák, PhD. and Ing. Štefan Tóth* AMO SR approveved the acquisition of control of undertaking JUDr. Ján Sabol over undertaking International Biofuel Investment PTE. LTD. and the control of (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertaking ORLEN Unipetrol, a.s., and the part of undertaking Fontee, s.r.o.* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of indirect exclusive control of the undertaking ORLEN Unipetrol over the part of undertaking Fontee, s.r.o. On 4 (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings Jacques Bogart S.A. and FAnn-parfumérie, s.r.o.* AMO SR approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of direct exclusive control of the undertaking Jacques Bogart S.A. over the undertaking FAnn-parfumérie, s.r.o. On 2 November 2021 the (...)

The Council of AMO SR decided on fines in the amount of more than 1 mil. EUR for a cartel in public procurements carried out through the ECS* The Council of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (hereafter “the Council of the Office”) on 19 May 2021, following the review of the (...)

AMO SR issued a commitments decision against the company HP Inc Slovakia, s.r.o., in relation to a possible vertical agreement restricting competition* The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of Dominant Position and Vertical Agreements, (hereafter "the Office”) (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of insurance companies Union poisťovňa, a.s., and Poštová poisťovňa, a.s.* On 9 February 2021 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter "the Office”) approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of direct (...)

AMO SR decided to impose fines on three undertakings for a cartel agreement in the area of supplies of machines and mechanical and technological equipment* On 18 November 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Cartels, (hereafter "the Office") issued a decision, (...)

AMO SR initiated an administrative proceedings in the matter of possible abuse of dominant position in the area of waste management* On 18 November 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of Dominant Position, (hereafter “the Office”), based on its own (...)

Mergers: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings AGEL SK a.s. and Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic Skalica, a.s.* On 3 November 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter "the Office") approved a merger grounded in the acquisition of (...)

AMO SR imposed a fine on the undertaking Slovenská pošta, a.s., for a failure to submit required documentation and information within a stipulated time limit and the submission of false information – additional information* On 29 October 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceedings in the matter of a merger of companies ČEZ ESCO, a.s., and Slovenský plynárenský priemysel, a. s.* On 10 November 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter "the Office”) initiated an (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR approved the merger of undertakings TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Samsung Suzhou Module Co., Ltd., and Samsung Suzhou LCD Co., Ltd.* On 30 October 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter "the (...)

AMO SR imposed a fine on the undertaking Slovenská pošta, a.s., for a failure to submit required documentation and information within a stipulated time limit and the submission of false information* On 26 October 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of (...)

Initiation of an inter-ministry comment procedure on the proposal of the Act on Protection of Competition and on the Amendments of Certain Acts* Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (hereafter "the Office") in cooperation with the Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic, the (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceedings in the matter of a possible agreement restricting competition in a public procurement for the provision of engineering services in the field of agriculture* On 30 September 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the (...)

MERGERS: AMO SR stopped an administrative proceedings in the matter of a merger of undertakings Conti Tech Techno-Chemie GmbH and dk Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH* On 27 August 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Concentrations, (hereafter “the Office”) on the (...)

ABUSE OF A DOMINANT POSITION: AMO SR initiated an administrative proceedings in the matter of a possible abuse of a dominant position in carrying out collective management of rights* On 20 July 2020 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of a Dominant Position (...)

CARTELS: AMO SR imposed fines for cartel agreement between undertakings in the field of constructing industry* On 5 October 2018 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Cartels, (hereafter "the Office") issued a decision imposing fines totalling EUR 307 546 on the (...)

AMO SR decided on the abuse of dominant position by Bratislava Airport* On 18 January 2018 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, the Division of Abuse of Dominant Position and Vertical Agreements, (hereafter "the Office") issued a decision, by which it imposed a fine in the amount (...)

AMO imposed a fine of EUR 2,55 mil. for a cartel in construction of healthcare facility* On July 7, 2015 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, Division of Cartels issued a decision imposing fines totalling EUR 2 547 551 on three undertakings for coordination of the procedure in the (...)

The Council of the Antimonopoly Office upheld the substance of the 1st instance decision on a cartel agreement of construction companies in public procurements* The Council of the Office of the Slovak Republic (“the Council of the Office”) examined the decision of the Antimonopoly Office of (...)

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic calls for measures to increase the bank clients´ mobility* Last year the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic in detail dealt with the analysis of financial sector which is one of the most important driving forces of economy. It also aimed (...)

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic suspects the companies providing meal and benefit vouchers of cartel* On February 16, 2015 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, Division of Cartels, ex officio initiated the administrative proceedings in the matter of possible (...)

AMO SR fined the undertaking in banking sector* On December 19, 2014 the Division of Cartels issued a decision imposing a fine in the total amount of EUR 185 939 on the undertaking acting in banking sector in the Slovak Republic. The findings of the Office show that during the years of (...)

Fine for refusal to cooperate during the inspection* The Council of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic confirmed the fine in the amount of EUR 44 358 imposed on the undertaking AUTOMAX s.r.o. („AUTOMAX“) for disabling the Office to make the inspection. During the inspection in (...)

Council of the Antimonopoly Office upheld the 10-million fine for Cargo* On 5 November, 2014 the Council of the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic upheld the fine imposed by the Division of Abuse of Dominant Position and Vertical Agreements on Railway Company Cargo Slovakia, a.s. (...)

Rimavská Sobota was imposed a fine for advantaging an undertaking in the area of funeral and cemetery services* On 19 October 2014 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, Division of Cartels issued a decision by which it imposed a fine on municipality of Rimavská Sobota in the amount (...)

Functioning of heat energy sector in Slovakia focusing on DH systems from the AMO point of view* Full English translation of the study on functioning of heat energy sector in Slovakia focusing on DH systems from the AMO point of view has been published.

MERGERS: AMO SR approved merger of Bolten Family and Fehrer Group* On 22 September 2014 the Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, Division of Concentrations approved the merger consisting in acquisition of direct joint control of undertakings undertakings Carl Conrad Bolten, Martina (...)

The Antimonopoly Office of SR sanctioned the parties to public procurements financed by EU funds for a cartel* On 7 August 2014 the Antimonopoly Office of SR, Division of Cartels issued a decision imposing fines on ten undertakings for concluding four cartel agreements grounded in (...)

CARTELS: Fine for construction companies for cartel in public procurement* On 28 July 2014 the Division of Cartels issued decision imposing a fine totaling 613 644 EUR on four undertakings acting in the market of construction works in the Slovak Republic for concluding cartel agreement (...)