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THE GUIDELINES OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR E-COMMERCE BUSINESSES

24 07 2024

In order to contribute to a better understanding of the competition law requirements for businesses in the digital space, the Competition Council has prepared Guidelines on e-commerce, which provide the most relevant information on the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements and recommendations for the e-commerce sector.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL HAS DENIED LIT EGG'S ACQUISITION OF GIRELĖS PAUKŠTYNAS

14 05 2024

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...

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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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AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN ADOPTED IN THE PARLIAMENT
29 06 2023

Today, the Seimas has adopted amendments to the Law on Competition and the Law on Local Self-Government, which allow municipalities to enter into in-house contracts with the companies they control and to transfer the management of municipal real estate to them without a competitive procedure.

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AFTER SUPPLIERS SUSPEND THEIR TIES WITH RUSSIA AND BELARUS, LITHUANIAN KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA URGES RETAIL CHAINS NOT TO USE THEIR MARKET POWER UNFAIRLY
07 03 2022

The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has sent a letter to the firms managing five major retail chains urging them to take into account the recent changes in market conditions and to refrain from actions incompatible with good business practices in respect of food and drink suppliers which suspended or delayed the execution...

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LITHUANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY IDENTIFIES FOUR PRIORITY SECTORS
11 01 2022

In the strategic plan 2022 the Lithuanian Konkurencijos taryba has identified four priority sectors. The authority is planning to monitor more closely competition restrictions in the labour market, health sector (including pharmaceuticals), retail trade and e-commerce, as well as to take active enforcement and advocacy actions.

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SHARING RADIO FREQUENCIES MAY REDUCE COMPETITION BETWEEN MOBILE OPERATORS
12 07 2021

The Lithuanian competition authority’s experts expressed doubts whether the obligation for all operators acting in Lithuania to share radio frequencies of the 700 MHz band, which will be the main (or one of the main) frequencies for the development of 5G technology, would be necessary and proportionate to the objectives pursued.

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BALTIC COMPETITION CONFERENCE: FROM DIGITAL BUSINESS MODELS TO INCENTIVES FOR DAMAGE ACTIONS 
20 05 2021

With the numbers of companies moving their businesses online growing, the problems related to digital markets are becoming increasingly relevant for national competition authorities. It is a task for each competition authority to continuously strengthen its investigative capacities and technological skills, as well as develop close cooperation...

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RETAILER PALINK RECEIVES FINE FOR UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES TO FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIERS  
18 06 2020

Konkurencijos taryba found that UAB Palink , one of the major retail companies in Lithuania, infringed the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Practices of Retailers (Law) when it required from 7 food and drink suppliers to spend all of their preliminary budget intended for sales promotion activities.

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KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA SUGGESTS STRICTER LIABILITY FOR MAJOR RETAILERS‘ UNFAIR PRACTICES TO SUPPLIERS
07 05 2020

After conducting the monitoring of the implementation of the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Practices of Retailers (Law), in its report provided to the Government the Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba suggested that higher fines should be envisaged for major retailers for their unfair practices to food and drink suppliers.

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EXAMINATION OF MERGERS MAY LAST LONGER
14 04 2020

As companies have temporarily suspended their business operations due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Konkurencijos taryba is struggling to receive information from businesses and informs companies that it may take longer than usual to implement the activities ascribed to it by the laws, especially merger control.  

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