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Czech Competition Authority (Brno)

The Office for the Protection of Competition was established on 1st November 1996 by the Act No 273/1996 Coll., that constitutes its scope as a central body of state administration of the Czech Republic. The Office creates preconditions for support and protection of economic competition, supervises the public procurement and carries out other activities prescribed by specific laws.

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2274 Bulletin

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority clarifies competition law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic

27 March 2020 174

COMPETITION LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE CRISIS CAUSED BY COVID-19 DISEASE* Countries around the globe are currently facing an unprecedented crisis caused by pandemic of the Covid-19 disease, which causes both health and economic difficulties. The Office is aware of the fact that in these (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority confirms fines imposed for bid-rigging to window producers (DAFE-PLAST Jihlava / OFS 2000 / SULKO)

7 June 2019 219

FINES FOR BID RIGGING CARTEL OF WINDOW PRODUCERS WERE CONFIRMED* The above mentioned undertakings infringed national competition rules by coordinating their participation and bids regarding the public contract for the change of doors and windows on premises of the Ministry of Education, Youth (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the bread market (Agrofert / Ub Holding)

23 May 2019 149

AGROFERT IS ALLOWED TO TAKE OVER UNITED BAKERIES, BUT IT HAS TO SELL OFF SEVERAL FACILITIES* On 23 May 2019, the Office for the Protection of Competition issued a decision approving AGROFERT a.s. to take sole control over UB HOLDING a.s. and its subsidiary UNITED BAKERIES a.s., subject to a (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the distribution market of non-original spare parts for light vehicles (LKQ / Heptus 292)

10 May 2019 281

THE OFFICE APPROVED THE MERGER OF LKQ AND HEPTUS 292 ON THE DISTRIBUTION MARKET OF NON-ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS, SUBJECT TO COMMITMENTS* On 10 May 2019, the Office for the Protection of Competition issued a decision authorizing LKQ German Holdings GmbH to take sole control over the company heptus (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority fines a food retailer for abuse of dominance consisting in payments without consideration (Rewe group)

22 February 2019 270

The retail chains of Rewe group abused the significant market power, the settlement procedure set their fine to czk 164 million* The Office for the Protection of Competition imposed a fine for abuse of significant market power in the amount of CZK 164 372 000 on the retail chains BILLA, spol. (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies in the soft drink market (Pepsico / KMV)

1 November 2018 80

KMV is allowed to take control over part of Pepsi business, subject to commitments* The Office for the Protection of Competition issued on 30 October 2018 a decision approving the concentration between soft drinks producers, subject to fulfilment of several structural commitments. The (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority fines several construction companies that coordinated their bids in public tenders

4 May 2016 169

More fines imposed for prohibited agreements of construction companies* On the 4 May 2016, the Office for the Protection of Competition adopted its first instance decision regarding the so-called small construction cartel. In the decision, the Office imposed fines amounting to CZK 278 million (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority fines tenderers for cartel and bid rigging in the construction sector

6 November 2015 197

Bid rigging construction cartel fined CZK 2.036 Billion* On the 6th November 2015, the Office for the Protection of Competition adopted the first instance decision regarding bid-rigging cartel agreement in the construction sector. The fines imposed on the cartel members amount to CZK 2.036 (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Competition Authority fines an undertaking operating in the sector of handling, storage and protection of goods for non compliance with the inspection of the business premises (Czech Frost)

8 June 2015 119

Fine of CZK 1,105,000 imposed on company Czech Frost for noncompliance with the inspection* Disciplinary fine of CZK 1,105,000 was imposed on the company CZECH FROST for noncompliance with the inspection of the business premises conducted by the Office for the Protection of Competition (the (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition imposes fines on two undertakings for bid-rigging in the medical equipment for hospitals market (Hospimed and Puro-Klima)

22 December 2014 163

Puro-Klima and Hospimed coordinated their bids within public tenders for medical equipment* The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) detected and sanctioned anticompetitive behavior conducted by undertakings HOSPIMED, spol. s.r.o. and PURO-KLIMA, a.s (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition issues a revised second-instance decision on anticompetitive agreements on the export prohibition concerning the coal market and decreases the fine imposed (Sokolovská uhelná)

11 December 2014 100

THE OFFICE REPEATEDLY SANCTIONED THE UNDERTAKING SOKOLOVSKÁ UHELNÁ FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, THE FINE WAS DECREASED* The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) Mr Petr Rafaj has issued a revised second-instance decision on (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition imposes fines on several sellers of communal technology for having implemented a market sharing agreement in public procurements context (Garnea and Garden Studio)

27 November 2014 172

Sellers of communal technology sanctioned for cartel agreements in public procurements* In recent weeks the Office for the Protection of Competition (the Office) has issued three decisions imposing fines of total amount CZK 5,070,000 (approximately EUR 184,363) for cartel agreements on market (...)

Czech Competition Authority The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition imposes fines on two undertakings for bid rigging in the sector of supply of fire and rescue technology and equipment (Požární bezpečnost and Perspekta)

30 October 2014 181

Suppliers of fire equipment sanctioned for bid rigging* Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) imposed by its first instance decision fines of CZK 972,000 on undertakings Perpekta, spol. s.r.o a Požární bezpečnost s.r.o. for breaching the Act on the (...)