The Czech NCA publishes new version of the Leniency Programme

Horakova, Adela

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28 Jun 2007

The Czech NCA publishes new version of the Leniency Programme

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Czech Office for Protection of Competition (Úrad pro ochranu hospodárské soute?e), 28 June 2007, Leniency Programme (Program aplikace mírnej?ího re?imu pri ukládání pokut)

The new Leniency Programme of the Czech Office for Protection of Competition (the “Office) entered into effect on 28 June 2007. It replaced the previous 2001 programme and amended it according to the ECN Model Leniency Programme and the Commission's Notice on Immunity from Fines and Reduction of Fines in Cartel Cases. The new Leniency Programme applies only to horizontal cartels, so called “hard-core” cartels on price fixing, market division, bid-rigging and import/export restrictions. Further, the programme is divided into type I (immunity from fines) and II (fine reduction). type I is further divided into IA and IB. An applicant who will furnish the Office with