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BWB/K-355 Decision to impose fine against Stiegl

11.07.2014, Vienna. On 21.05.2014, the Cartel Court (24 Kt 25/12-15) imposed a fine in the amount of EUR 196.875 against Stiegl, due to vertical agreements with the grocery retail.

11.07.2014, Vienna. On 21.05.2014, the Cartel Court (24 Kt 25/12-15) imposed a fine in the amount of EUR 196.875 against Stiegl, due to vertical agreements with the grocery retail.

The calculation of the fine was affected by the early cooperation of Stiegl, which consisted of two approved voluntarily look ups among other things.

The anticompetitive behavior affected the influence on final selling prices of certain brewery products in the period between mid 2006 and mid 2012. In the context of these vertical price agreement measures, Kurant prices and especially promotional prices were coordinated between Stiegl and the grocery retail. These resale prices were, in some cases, transposed by the retail market.