Competition Commission
The Competition Commission is an advisory service for the Austrian Competition Authority. It consists of eight members and each of them has one deputy. The members are appointed by the ministry of economics, the chamber of commerce, the chamber of agriculture and the chamber of labour.
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
Members of the Competition Commission
Term of office 1. July 2018 to 31. June 2022
| Member | Substitute member | appointed by |
Hon.-Prof. DDr. Jörg Zehetner | FH-Prof. Dr. Cordula Cerha | BMDW |
Dr. Anton Reinl | Ing. Mag. Andreas Graf | Austrian Chambers of Agriculture |
Mag. Helmut Gahleitner | Mag. Roland Lang | Federal Chamber of Wage- and Salary-Earners |
Dr. Rosemarie Schön | Dr. Winfried Pöcherstorfer | Austrian Federal Economic Chamber |
Mag. Georg Kovarik | Mag. Ernst Tüchler | Austrian Federation of Trade Unions |
Mag. Maria Mercedes Ritschl | Mag. Ingrid Schöberl | Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs |
Dr. Michael Sachs | Mag. Dr. Agnes Kügler, MSc | Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs |
MMag.Dr. LL.M. Stephan Wiener | Mag. Georg Konetzky | Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs |