Market Sharing By Sub-suppliers Triggers A Fine

The Court of Roskilde has fined Sydkystens Automatik and a senior employee DKK 400,000 and DKK 100,000, respectively, for having entered into an agreement with a competitor preventing each party from performing work for the other party's customers.

Background: Market-sharing agreement

In November 2016, Sydkystens Automatik signed a cooperation agreement with Findan El-anlæg, which – like Sydkystens Automatik – provided services to customers in the Zealand region as a sub-supplier in connection with installations of refrigerating plants in convenience stores. According to the evidence given in the case, the two businesses were the only ones having the required knowledge and capacity to perform that kind of work.