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SMS group fined for illegal merger

On 15 July 2021 the Cartel Court, at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority’s request, imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on SMS group GmbH, Germany, on…

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Construction cartel: PORR acknowledges infringement – AFCA to ask Cartel Court for EUR 62.35 million fine

In the course of settlement talks with the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) involving the Federal Cartel Prosecutor, PORR AG (PORR)…

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GCR Rating Enforcement 2021: AFCA again among top enforcers globally

Every year Global Competition Review (GCR) publishes a ranking of the world’s competition authorities. GCR is an internationally renowned source of…

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Facebook fine for illegal merger now final

On 22 July 2021, the Cartel Court imposed a fine, as requested by the AFCA based on a settlement agreed upon with Facebook, of EUR 9.6 million on the…

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Facebook/GIPHY merger: AFCA files request for examination with Cartel Court

On 20 July 2021, Facebook notified AFCA of its plan to acquire all of the shares in and sole control of GIPHY (Z-5549). On 17 August 2021, AFCA filed…

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OneMed Holding AB fined for illegal merger

On 4 June 2021 the Cartel Court, at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority’s request, imposed a fine of EUR 30,000 on OneMed Holding AB, Sweden,…

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School bag company Fond Of GmbH fined

Cartel Court imposed a fine of EUR 340,000 on the company Fond Of GmbH

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AFCA files application to impose fine on STRABAG

Application filed to fine STRABAG

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Merger of eBay/Adevinta cleared in phase I – Commitments dispel competition concerns

On 20 May 2021, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) was again notified by eBay Inc. and Adevinta ASA of two mergers (Z-5420 and Z-5421).…

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Austrian Federal Competition Authority files application to fine Facebook for failing to notify GIPHY acquisition

Facebook cooperates with the AFCA in the course of an amicable conclusion of proceedings and accepts the fine of EUR 9.6 million requested by the…

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