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NEW VISION AND OBJECTIVES IN THE STRATEGY FOR 2024–2029

01 02 2024

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.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL REDUCED THE FINE FOR THE COMPANY ŠVYTURYS-UTENOS ALUS, WHICH ADMITTED TO OBSTRUCTING THE INVESTIGATION

28 12 2023

The Competition Council found that Švyturys-Utenos alus had deleted relevant information during the inspection, had not complied with the obligation to provide a copy of the data requested, and thus had hindered the investigation activities of the Authority's officials. As the company admitted that it had violated the Law on Competition by...

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OWNER OF DELFI.LT WILL HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FOR A CONCENTRATION  FROM THE COMPETITION COUNCIL OR SELL THE SHARES OF LRYTAS

22 12 2023

The Competition Council recognised that the Estonian company Ekspress Grupp , which controls the news portal delfi.lt , violated the Law on Competition by acquiring the company Lrytas , which controls the news portal lrytas.lt , without notifying the institution and obtaining its permission.

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THE REGULATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS BECAME AN OBSTACLE TO OPENING UP THE RAILWAY TRANSPORT MARKET

30 11 2023

The Competition Council has found that the rules adopted by the Minister of Transport and Communications in 2020, which give freight carriers access to congested railway lines, favour LTG Cargo , a company operating on the market, and discriminate against other companies providing the same services.

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"MAXIMA LT" INTERFERED WITH THE COMPETITION COUNCIL'S INSPECTION OF THE COMPANY'S PREMISES
17 08 2023

The Competition Council acknowledged that during the inspection carried out in the premises of "Maxima LT", the officials of the institution were not able to fulfil the requirements to review and obtain the necessary information for investigating the suspected violation. A fine of 10,000 Euros was imposed on the retail company for violating the...

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PRICE FIXING BETWEEN COSMETIC MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTORS PREVENTED CONSUMERS FROM GETTING CHEAPER PRODUCTS
27 07 2023

The Competition Council found that Oda LT and six companies distributing its skin care products agreed not to sell Oda LT products to consumers at prices lower than those indicated by the manufacturer. For the anticompetitive agreement, fines totalling 217,280 Euros were imposed on the companies Oda LT , Garbanė , GSS Baltic , Permanent...

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WHEN EMPLOYERS DO NOT COMPETE, BOTH EMPLOYEES AND CONSUMERS ARE AFFECTED
23 06 2023

What benefits does an open, competitive labour market provide, and why shouldn't employers negotiate among themselves regarding employees' working conditions? Answers to these and other questions are provided in the guidance which the Competition Council has sent to the most important organisations that unite employers and employees.

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PALANGA CITY MUNICIPALITY IS OBLIGED TO ORGANISE A COMPETITIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE SELECTION OF A SWIMMING POOL MANAGER
26 04 2023

Konkurencijos taryba has decided that the Municipality of Palanga (Municipality) infringed the Law on Competition by transferring the management of a swimming pool and the provision of various types of services, including commercial ones, without a competitive procedure, to its own institution Palangos investicijų valdymas .

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EXPERTS OF KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH COLLEAGUES FROM UKRAINE
20 01 2023

On 16–20 January employees of the Anti-monopoly Committee of Ukraine took part in a study visit in Lithuania during which they participated in meetings with experts from the competition authority Konkurencijos taryba, Vilnius Regional Administrative Court, as well as from the Communications Regulatory Authority, and learned about the working...

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REAL ESTATE AGENCIES AGREED NOT TO COMPETE FOR CLIENTS AND EMPLOYEES
29 12 2022

The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has established that the Lithuanian Association of Real Estate Agencies (LAREA) and its 39 members agreed not to solicit each other's clients and brokers, and thus restricted competition. The infringement of the Law on Competition and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union...

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PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AGREED ON MARGINS OF REIMBURSABLE MEDICINES
13 12 2022

The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has found that the Lithuanian Pharmacy Association (LPA) and 8 pharmaceutical companies agreed on the margins of reimbursable medicines. The infringement of the Law on Competition and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union resulted in more than EUR 72 million in fines.

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PROCEDURE FOR SETTING FINES FOR COMPETITION LAW INFRINGEMENTS HAS BEEN IMPROVED
09 11 2022

Today the Lithuanian Government adopted a resolution approving the description of the procedure for setting fines for infringements of the Law on Competition. A more detailed regulation of the methodology for setting fines, which will apply from 1 May 2023, will result in fewer preconditions for disputes in courts concerning the amount of fines...

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