COMPETITION COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER APPEALING THE COURT‘S RULING ON THE PHARMACIES’ AGREEMENT
The Regional Administrative Court issued a ruling yesterday on the contested decision of the Competition Council, which had established that pharmaceuticals companies entered into an anti-competitive agreement between.
APPROVAL GRANTED FOR CONCENTRATION IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinity will be able to indirectly acquire 94.74% of the shares in the company WhiteBit through a special purpose entity, SaaS Holding , and take sole control of WhiteBit . The Competition Council has granted permission for this transaction.
INFRINGEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPETITION COUNCIL MAY DETER ALMOST HALF A HUNDRED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS
The Competition Council's activities bring not only direct but also indirect benefits to consumers. The latter manifest itself through the deterrent effect of the institution's decisions, when companies, aware of the investigations being conducted and possible sanctions, refrain from illegal actions or cease them. Surveys of businesses and...
APPROVAL GRANTED FOR TRANSACTION IN THE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SECTOR
The Competition Council has approved the acquisition by Willis Mitsui & Co Engine Support Limited of 100% of the shares in Bridgend Asset Management Limited and the takeover of sole control of the company. As part of the transaction, the Japanese company Mitsui & Co. Ltd . has also been authorised to enter into agreements with Willis...
SAFEROAD BALTIC WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE MERGER FOLLOWING COMMITMENTS
The Competition Council has cleared the acquisition by Saferoad Baltic of Gatas . The clearance was granted following commitments by Saferoad Baltic to preserve effective competition in the markets for the supply of road barrier systems and their installation and maintenance.
PARLIAMENT APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPETITION LAW
Today, the Seimas has adopted amendments to the Law on Competition related to the consultative function of the Competition Council and the procedure for the collection of fines and interest to the state budget in cases when the decision of the Authority is appealed to the court.
MM GRUPP MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW BY TAKING CONTROL OF FORUM CINEMAS AND ITS CINEMAS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL
The Competition Council has completed its investigation into the implementation of an unnotified merger and has sent a notification of a possible infringement of the Law on Competition to the Estonian company MM Grupp .
INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE PROHIBITED AGREEMENT IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONTINUED
The Competition Council has terminated its investigation into whether the actions of twelve companies complied with the requirements of the Law on Competition in public procurements organised by the Electricity Distribution Operator (ESO).
COMPETITION COUNCIL RECOMMENDS WAYS TO PROMOTE COMPETITION IN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SECTOR
The Competition Council, after monitoring the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector, has issued recommendations to municipalities as well as the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Energy on how to promote effective competition and avoid possible negative consequences for consumers in the future.
COMPETITION COUNCIL EXPERTS SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH COLLEAGUES FROM MONTENEGRO
A two-day study visit of representatives from Montenegro's Competition Protection Agency has concluded today. During the visit, guests became familiar with the latest working practices of the Competition Council, its key operational principles, and engaged in discussions on topics relevant to both institutions.
THE COMPETITION COUNCIL REDUCES MERGER REVIEW FEES
The Competition Council has changed the amounts of fees for the examination of notifications of concentration and applications for authorisation to carry out individual concentration actions, considering the costs incurred by the Authority.
THE OWNER OF DELFI.LT, WHO DID NOT OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE COMPETITION COUNCIL, WILL HAVE TO SELL ONE OF ITS NEWS PORTALS
The Competition Council has not cleared the transaction by which the Estonian company Ekspress Grupp , which operates the news portal delfi.lt , acquired Lrytas , which operates the news portal lrytas.lt , and has ordered the company to restore the previous situation or remedy the effects of the concentration by selling one of the portals.