The legality of a 2003 dawn raid carried out by the Czech Competition Authority ("CCA") on Delta Pekárny's business premises was the subject of a long-running dispute.

At the end of September, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") concluded proceedings against Z - Trade s.r.o. ("Z - Trade"), a luxury candle distributor who was found...

An amendment to the Czech Significant Market Power Act (the "SMP Act"), which should harmonise Czech law with the EU directive on unfair business practices (the "Directive")...

The Office for the Protection of Competition recently applied an alternative solution to a potential competition issue related to vertical resale price agreements and customer restriction agreements.

The Association is formed by around 40 language schools active in the Czech Republic.

From 1 January 2010, the review procedures for awarding public contracts in the Czech Republic have been improved.

The VPF was collected as a mandatory condition to introduce a new film onto the cinema screen.

The Czech Competition Authority (the "CCA") held an annual conference on 9 and 10 November, which usually provides a good overview of both its current practice and expectations for the near future.

The Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") recently published an annual report summarizing its significant activities in 2020 and outlining the agenda for 2021.

Last week, the Czech Competition Authority ("CCA") blocked an acquisition of part of První novinová společnost a.s. ("PNS") by Česká pošta, s.p. ("Czech Post"). While it is impossible to foresee...

From February 2010, retail chains will be prohibited from abusing significant market power over their suppliers in the food and agriculture sectors.

The Czech Chamber of Deputies has recently passed a long expected draft of an amendment to the Act on Protection of Competition (the "Act").

The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) announced in a press release1 that it had imposed a fine of CZK 32m (approximately EUR 1.2m)

The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) has prepared a landmark draft amendment to the Czech Competition Act.

Czech courts recently handed down two important decisions in which they considered various aspects of competition.

The ECHR confirmed that the Czech Competition Authority violated the European Convention on Human Rights when entering the Delta Bakery premises without first obtaining a warrant.

The Office for the Protection of Competition (the Czech Competition Authority or the "CCA") kept busy even during the summer as it imposed three fines for resale price maintenance...