Standpoints

BWB has produced opinions on competition issues which have been raised repeatedly with us. We expressly point out that these Standpoints purely reflect our opinion, are not binding and do not anticipate court rulings.

• Position Paper on Settlements (second edition, 2023)
• Focus paper on sectore inquiry into food industry - Price comparison platforms (2023)
• Guidance on pre-notification procedures in merger control (2023)
• Guidelines on the Application of Sec. 2 para. 1 Cartel Act to Sustainability Cooperations (Sustainability Guidelines) (2022)
• Guidance on Transaction Value Tresholds (2022)
• Leniency programme guidelines (2022)
• Position paper - Macroeconomic Effects of Mergers in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis (2020)
• Proposition Paper Digitalisation and Competition Law (2020)
• Position Paper on National and European Champions in Merger Control (2019)
• Fairness in business - Guidance for fair conduct in business (2018)
• Guidance on Dawn Raids (2017) 
• Standpoint on Resale Price Maintenance (2014)