On 29 November 2023, the Federal Council adopted the Ordinance on the competition law assessment of vertical agreements in the motor vehicle sector

Following the adoption of the revised Cartel Act in December 2025 (see Insight of 5 December 2026), on 20 May 2026 the Swiss Federal Council adopted its long-awaited proposal for significant institutional and procedural reforms to Swiss competition law enforcement.

Am 1. November 2022 haben die Schweiz und Deutschland ein Abkommen über die Zusammenarbeit ihrer Wettbewerbsbehörden ("Abkommen") unterzeichnet.

Yes. Swiss merger control is mainly governed by Articles 9 ff. and 32 ff. of the Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restrictions of Competition as well as by the Ordinance on the Control of...

Die Schweiz verfügt bislang über keine übergreifende Regelung zur Prüfung von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen.

Switzerland does not yet have an overarching regime for the screening of foreign direct investments in place.

The Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) has reminded businesses that it will not tolerate any exploitation of the coronavirus crisis by companies forming cartels to increase prices, or by...

On November 1, 2022, Switzerland and Germany signed an Agreement on cooperation between their competition authorities ("Agreement").

Since the entry into force of the Swiss Competition Act in 1996, the question as to the capacity of third parties to appeal decisions regarding concentrations has remained controversial. In a decision dated June 14 2005, the Swiss Supreme Court eventually held that third parties (including competitors) have no right to appeal decisions regarding concentrations (irrespective of any interest they may have).

In January 2015, the Swiss Federal Communications Office (Bakom) invited for a public tender offer for the analysis of Swiss National Television's online offer.

In its session on 29 November 2023, the Swiss Federal Council approved the new Ordinance on Antitrust Treatment of Vertical Agreements in the Motor Vehicle Sector...

In 2023, Citizens Advice revealed a staggering figure: consumers spent nearly £2.1 billion on items they didn't want, need, or later regretted over the course of a year.

The Federal Supreme Court has ruled that a former CEO of a corporation that is a party to an antitrust proceeding, cannot in principle invoke the privilege against self-incrimination under...

The Swiss competition law is governed by the Federal Law of October 6, 1995, on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (the Cartel Act).

In business, competition drives pricing decisions. But when pricing becomes unfair or anti-competitive, regulations step in. These rules protect consumers and promote fair markets.