Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is the advisory body of the Federal Competition Authority. It consists of eight members who must have special knowledge and experience in economics, business administration, social policy, technology or commercial law. An alternate member is to be appointed for each member. The members (alternate members) are appointed by the Federal Minister of Economics and Labor for a period of four years. The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labor, the Austrian Trade Union Federation and the Presidential Conference of the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture each have the right to nominate one member (substitute member). The members (substitute members) are not bound by any instructions when carrying out their duties and are subject to official confidentiality.
Duties of the Competition Commission
- survey reports to support the work of the Austrian Competition Authority
- proposal for the priorisation of the Austrian Competition Authority
- suggestion to the Austrian Competition Authority in case of merger control