30.01.2014, Vienna. The Cartel Court imposed a fine on the 22.01.2014 (27 Kt 160/13) in the amount of EUR 57.500 against the brewery Schloss Eggenberg Stöhr GmbH, due to vertical agreements with the grocery retail. The decision complies with the national competition authority's request.
The anticompetitive behavior affected the influence on final selling prices of certain brewery products in the period between 2007 and 2011. In the context of these vertical price agreement measures, Kurant prices and especially promotional prices were coordinated between the brewery Schloss Eggenberg Stöhr GmbH and the grocery retail. These resale prices were, in some cases, transposed by the retail market.
As the parties waived on appeal, the Cartel Court's decision is legally binding.