The Competition Commission (FCC) has published its 2008 annual report. According to the FCC, 2008 was a year of activities designed to prevent distortions of competition.

The European Union and the Swiss Confederation have signed a Cooperation Agreement in Competition Matters.

Swiss competition law is primarily governed by the Federal Law on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition (LCart).2 The LCart is primarily enforced by the Competition Commission...

Competition Commission fines Swisscom Sfr220 million for abusive margin squeeze

The Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) has published its September 23, 2024 decision in the Madrigall case. In this decision, COMCO has concluded for the first time that an undertaking had abused its relative market power.

Im Fall Engadin I hatten mehrere Bauunternehmen u.a. von 2008 bis 2012 verschiedene Submissionsabreden getroffen. Die Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) und das Bundesverwaltungsgericht hatten entschieden, dass hier nicht nur einzelne Submissionsabreden sondern eine projektübergreifende Gesamtabrede vorlag, die diese einzelnen Abreden überwölbte.

On May 24, 2023, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the partial revision of the Swiss Cartel Act. The aim is to modernize merger control, strengthen civil antitrust law and improve the opposition procedure.

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On February 2, 2010, the competition commission (FCC) opened an investigation against Aktiengesellschaft Hallenstadion Zürich (AGH) and TicketCorner SA (TicketCorner).

Aufgrund der starken Kaufkraft, der geografischen Nähe und der kulturellen Ähnlichkeit ist die Schweiz seit jeher ein attraktiver Absatzmarkt für Produkte und Dienstleistungen deutscher Unternehmen.

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Article 4(1) and Article 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition...

The Swiss Parliament is set to introduce a limited-scope foreign direct investment (FDI) regime. The regime will only cover acquisitions of control by foreign state investors over Swiss entities active in specific sectors.

Telekurs Multipay provides services permitting the payment of goods and services by credit and debit card. A feature of such services is "Dynamic Currency Conversion" or "DCC". This permits the immediate conversion of payment amounts into another currency (i.e. a currency that is more familiar or convenient to the customer, such as that of his or her credit card statement).