The Slovenian Competition Authority accepts a technology company’s commitments concerning warranty claims (Samsung Austria)

In August 2010, the Slovenian Competition Authority (hereinafter: Competition authority) accepted the commitments offered by Samsung Electronics Austria GmbH (hereinafter: Samsung Austria) concerning the exercise of right arising from warranty claims. The Competition authority found that offered commitments sufficient to address the concerns that the agreements between Samsung Austria and its authorized services providers (ASPs) operating in Slovenia violated Article 6 of the Prevention of Restriction of Competition Act (hereinafter: PRCA), and Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union