The Office for the Protection of Competition recently issued two press releases1 in which it confirmed one fine and imposed another on non-cooperative competitors...

On 1 January 2010, criminal sanctions will be introduced for behaviour that leads to or facilitates the creation of a cartel, regardless of whether Czech or EU competition law applies.

Between 2021 and 2022, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") carried out an extensive investigation into the food and agricultural sector.

If you have ever come across competition law, you know that the competition rules are almost identical in the EU. In the area of cartel agreements, EU rules even prevent Member States...

November 2021 – In April 2021, the European Commission approved the revised Regional Aid Guidelines ("RAG"). The purpose of the new rules is to enable EU Member States

In June 2012, a bill to amend the Czech Postal Services Act was finally approved.

At the end of last month, the Regional Court in Brno declared null and void two decisions of the Office for the Protection of Competition, which fined collective management entities...

The Czech Competition Authority (CCA) recently announced that it prepared a proposal to update the Czech Competition Act (the "Act").

A major status report is that the Office is nearing the conclusion of its large investigation into the pharmaceutical sector.

The Czech Supreme Court lodged a request for a preliminary ruling (Case C-57/21) on 1 February 2021 regarding evidence disclosure under the EU Damages Directive 2014/104/EU.

The interplay between sustainability and competition law remains a scarcely addressed area, despite its rising importance.

Between 2021 and 2022, the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") carried out an industry sector investigation into pharmaceutical distribution models.

This newsletter is the final entry in our three-part series on the legal aspects of transitioning to the agency model (where dealers become “agents” making sales on behalf of manufacturers) within the EU automotive sales sector.

The Supreme Administrative Court and Regional Court in Brno released two decisions that are inconsistent with existing practice.

In early September, I was at the IBA Annual Competition Conference in Florence. I like those two days. I extend my summer, experience a beautiful city, meet friends, and even manage an inspiring morning run.

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") has recently published its annual report on its activity in 2022 ("Report"). In addition to reflecting on milestones such as a record...

In recent months we have seen a number of regulatory initiatives with an impact on various aspects of the Czech online business environment go forward.

In April 2018 the Office for the Protection of Competition adopted new guidelines on the method of setting fines for competition law infringements, noting that the need for a revision of the previous guidelines ...

The Czech Competition Act has been amended to expand the powers of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition ("Office") in detecting and suppressing anticompetitive conduct.

On 1 September 2009, a simplified procedure for assessing certain types of concentrations was introduced into the Czech regulation of concentrations. This new procedure should shorten and simplify the assessment of certain types of concentrations.