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The Competition Council has completed its investigation into the implementation of an unnotified concentration and sent a Statement of Objections (SO) to Enefit , an electricity supplier, for a possible infringement of the Law on Competition.

The Competition Council concluded its investigation and sent a Statement of Objections (SO) to Giantera , a company supplying and distributing food supplements and cosmetics under the brand name Dr. Ohhira , and to other companies distributing these products.

According to the Competition Council, free healthcare services funded by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) are considered non-economic activity and thus are not subject to the requirements of the Law on Competition. Consequently, the institution decided to terminate the investigation into doctor incentive program approved by the Akmenė...

To mark the end of the two-year European Union (EU) Twinning project in Georgia, the final event of the initiative was held in Tbilisi. It was attended by representatives of the Lithuanian and Austrian institutions that implemented the project, including experts from the Competition Council, the beneficiary – the Georgian Competition and...

On 15 May 2024, the Competition Council received a notification of concentration from the Estonian company Ekspress Grupp , which operates the news portal delfi.lt , following its acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares of Lrytas .

The Competition Council recognised that the company Capital Realty and 20 real estate agencies that signed a franchise agreement with it agreed to apply a commission fee of not less than 3 percent to clients, thus restricting mutual competition. A total fine of EUR 710,751 was imposed for violating the Law on Competition.

The company Lit Egg will not be able to acquire the egg production business of the Girelės paukštynas poultry farm and the agricultural company Nematekas , along with the real estate necessary to administer the business. The Competition Council did not grant permission for this transaction, determining that implementing the concentration...

The Competition Council has recognised that Kauno liftai has properly implemented its commitments by selling a part of the acquired business and thus restoring effective competition in the markets for maintenance, repair, and replacement of lifting equipment in Lithuania. 

Chairwoman of the Competition Council, Jolanta Ivanauskienė, presenting the 2023 Annual Report at an interinstitutional meeting in the Government this week, overviewed the main results achieved by the institution in the past year and answered questions.

The Competition Council has decided to extend the interim measures imposed on the Estonian company MM Grupp , which include an obligation to manage all the assets and business of Forum Cinemas , which was allegedly taken over without the Authority's approval, in a way that does not harm its economic viability, saleability or competitiveness,...

The Competition Council has determined that the Ministry of Transport and Communications has properly implemented its obligation and amended the priority rules for the allocation of capacity in the congested part of the public railway infrastructure in a way that does not contravene the requirements of the Law on Competition.

The Competition Council has confirmed the Strategy for the next five years, which, among other things, announces a new vision and strategic goals and tasks for the Authority.