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The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) has published its Annual Report 2019, providing an overview of its activities during the last year. …

The alleged infringements include price fixing, market divison and the exchange of competitively sensitive information.

The Occasional Traffic Act (GelverkG), which includes provisions on the requirement to hold a licence, including the scope and granting of said…

The company cooperated with the AFCA within the leniency programme

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) launched a comprehensive sector inquiry into the taxi and private hire car market in September 2019.…

Global Competition Review (GCR) publishes a ranking of all competition authorities around the world every year. GCR is an internationally renowned…

The EU Regulation on platform-to-business relations (P2B Regulation), which promotes fairness and transparency for business users of online…

A fine of EUR 294,000 was imposed on Zodiac Pool Care Europe due to vertical price fixing.

The Cartel court found Yamaha Music to have infringed competition law.

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) deals with the consequences of technological change in the economy and society every day.

On 2 June 2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) filed applications with the Cartel Court for the finding of infringements concerning…

Digitalisation is everywhere, and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has only accelerated the digital revolution.

On 14 May 2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) filed an application for a declaratory judgment against a global pharmaceutical…

On 2 April 2020 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) filed an application with the Cartel Court to fine a company for infringement of…

In the cartel case on territorial agreements in connection with the sale of industrial sugar, Vienna Higher Regional Court sitting as the Cartel Court…

On 13 February 2020 the Cartel Court, at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority's request, imposed a fine of € 100,000.00 on Castanea Rubra Assets…

In 2017, ProSiebenSat.1Puls 4 GmbH acquired 100% of the shares in ATV Privat GmbH and ATV Privat TV GmbH & Co KG, thereby gaining sole control. Due to…

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA) launched a sector inquiry into the taxi and private hire car market in September 2019. The AFCA will…

Implementation of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws…