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ARTICLE · 18 JANUARY 2017

The German Competition Authority Imposed Again Fines For Resale Price Maintenance

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The German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt, BKartA) continues to proceed strictly against the enforcement of resale price maintenance (RPM).

GermanyAntitrust/Competition Law
Sascha Dethof
Sascha Dethof

The German Competition Authority imposed again fines for resale price maintenance

The German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt, BKartA) continues to proceed strictly against the enforcement of resale price maintenance (RPM). On the 12th of January 2017 fines of a total amount of EUR 4.43 million have been imposed against the five furniture makers aeris GmbH, hülsta-werke Hüls GmbH & Co. KG, Kettler GmbH, Rolf Benz AG & Co. KG und Zebra Nord GmbH as well as on four responsible managers.

Reason for the procedure

The proceedings were initiated due to complaints of retailers. For this reason the BKartA searched single manufacturers (dawn raids).

Determined behaviour

The BKartA found that the manufacturers had applied inadmissible pressure on lower-price retailers, especially by threatening to or in some cases actually refuse to supply. Some of the competing retailers had also helped to monitor compliance with the set minimum sales prices by reporting to

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