Merger Control
One of the central tasks of the Federal Competition Authority is to examine notifiable mergers to ensure they comply with competition law. This means investigating whether the planned merger will bring about or strengthen market dominance.
Cartels and Abuse Control
Cartel agreements and abuses of market power have an adverse effect on competition and can have a series of negative consequences that result in enormous economic damage. Examples of possible economic effects include inflated prices, less variety...
Factual Information
On the following webpages you will find information about BWB’s legal mandate, our views on specific legal or economic issues, publications by BWB and our employees and our Annual Reports.
Events
One of the central tasks of the Federal Competition Authority is the examination of notifiable merger plans for their compatibility with the provisions of the Antitrust Law.
BWB published Guidance on Dawn Raids
The Guidance describes the start, expiry and end of a dawn raid, the rights and obligations of BWB employees as well as the rights and obligations of the company and its employees. The aim is to improve legal certainty and transparency for affected companies and their employees.
Please notice:
On 24.12. and 31.12.2018 the BWB is closed.
On 27.12. and 28.12.2018 as well as from 2.1 to 4.1.2019 submissions are only possible between 8:00 and 12:00
Contact and information
Mon-Thu: 08:00 - 14:00
Fri: 08:00 - 12:00
During these times you can call us and hand in written submissions to the BWB office.
Of course appointments outside of these times are also possible, if arranged beforehand.