Bundeskartellamt

Press releases 2008

22.12.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fines of millions of euros against manufacturers of clay roof tiles
22.12.2008

Bundeskartellamt issues statement of objections on planned EnBW/EWE merger
18.12.2008

Review of 2008 - Important developments for the protection of competition
15.12.2008

Fine imposed against Mars for violating the prohibition to put a merger into effect
09.12.2008

EDEKA and Tengelmann satisfy preconditions to put EDEKA/Plus merger into effect
01.12.2008

Most price abuse proceedings against gas suppliers terminated
13.11.2008

German Federal Dairy Farmers Association violates prohibition on boycott
12.11.2008

Bundeskartellamt welcomes planned sale of Thüga by E.ON
12.11.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fine against road salt manufacturers
11.11.2008

German Federal Court of Justice confirms prohibition of E.ON/Eschwege merger
06.11.2008

Bundeskartellamt prohibits planned Assa Abloy – SimonsVoss merger
06.10.2008

Proceedings against gas suppliers of household and commercial customers – first proceedings concluded
22.09.2008

Competition Experts discuss Buyer Power in Competition Law
25.08.2008

Bundeskartellamt welcomes complete decoupling of the trademark “Der Grüne Punkt“ (the Green Dot) from DSD waste management contracts
24.07.2008

DFL marketing model for TV broadcasting rights does not meet competition law requirements
17.07.2008

Central Marketing: DFL has to improve consumer involvement
10.07.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes multi-million fines against manufacturers of luxury cosmetics products on account of market information exchange
01.07.2008

Bundeskartellamt clears proposed merger between EDEKA and Tengelmann subject to suspensive conditions
20.06.2008

Franco-German Competition Day in Strasbourg
06.06.2008

Bundeskartellamt conducts sector inquiry into the fuel sector
28.05.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fine against Bayer Vital
07.04.2008

Bundeskartellamt issues warning on planned EDEKA/Tengelmann merger
04.04.2008

Bundeskartellamt clears KDG’s acquisition of seven subsidiaries of Orion Cable
26.03.2008

Bundeskartellamt clears acquisition of 44 Karstadt book departments by Weltbild and Hugendubel
05.03.2008

Bundeskartellamt opens abuse proceedings against approx. 35 companies on grounds of excessive gas prices
28.02.2008

Bundeskartellamt prohibits A-TEC Industries from acquiring a competitively significant influence on Norddeutsche Affinerie
20.02.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes multi-million fines against manufacturers of drugstore products
18.02.2008

Bundeskartellamt publishes model texts for conditions and obligations in merger control proceedings – simplification of proceedings expected
05.02.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fines against manufacturers of décor paper
01.02.2008

Examination of invitation to tender for German football broadcasting rights continues
17.01.2008

Federal Court of Justice confirms merger control practice in the hospital sector
08.01.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fines against pharmacists on account of price agreements for non-prescription medicines
08.01.2008

Bundeskartellamt imposes fines against pharmacist associations and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals for asking pharmacists to observe non-binding price recommendations of manufacturers
04.01.2008

Bundeskartellamt sets up new Decision Division for abuse control in the energy sector