ArticleDanish Producer Of Kids-and Baby Gear Fined 8.000.000 DKK For Resale Price MaintenanceThe fine and penalty notice came after the Company imposed minimum resale prices on its distributors.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleInfringing Competition Law Is No Child's Play - Significant Fines For RPM In DenmarkIn addition, a member of management of the company has accepted to pay a personal fine of DKK 100,000.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleDanish Competition Council – Conditional Clearance Of Uber’s Acquisition Of Dantaxi Subject To Divestiture CommitmentsThe Danish Competition Council has conditionally approved Uber's acquisition of Dantaxi, Denmark's largest taxi operator, marking the country's first mandatory notification of a below-threshold transaction. The decision requires Uber to divest substantial parts of Dantaxi's business to address concerns about market tipping and reduced competition in Greater Copenhagen's taxi services market. DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawNAZALI Attorney Partnership
ArticleDCCA Clears The Way For Ahlsell-Sanistål Merger Despite Significant OverlapsThe merger was originally notified to the European Commission as the turnover exceeded the EU turnover threshold. DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleDanish Competition Authority Revokes Merger Approval For The First Time EverOn 25 January 2010, at 9.38 am, the Danish Competition Authority approved Danish Agro a.m.b.a’s ("DA") takeover of S.A.B. A.m.b.A. Landbrugets Andel ("SAB").DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBech-Bruun
ArticleDraft Danish Competition Act Proposes Introduction Of Imprisonment And Significantly Higher Fines For Competition Law InfringementsOn 26 October 2012, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority put forward a proposal for revising the Danish Competition Act and the Danish Penal Code. DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleAuthority Investigates DSB for CollusionDSB, the Danish state-owned railway company, sells train tickets for foreign travel at a considerably higher price than the Copenhagen branch of its German counterpart, Deutsche Bahn. As a result, the Danish Competition Authority is investigating whether there is collusion between the parties.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawMagnusson Wahlin Qvist Stanbrook
ArticleHistoric Fine Imposed On Swedish Food Company For Unfair Trading PracticesBy decision of 26 October 2023, the Swedish Competition Authority imposed on fruit and vegetable wholesaler Everfresh a fine of SEK 5m for having applied in contracts...DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawKromann Reumert
ArticlePanic At The Disco! Danish Nightclubs Fined For Horizontal Agreements To Not Open Competing NightclubsSeveral Danish nightclubs have agreed to pay fines for entering into agreements to not open nightclubs in the same cities or within 20 kilometres of each other.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleBad Advertising Has High Cost - Concerted Practice Continued After The Expiry Of Written AgreementThe Danish High Court has in a recent judgment overturned the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court in a case concerning concerted practices in the market for sales of commercials in outdoor media.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleBeyond The Boiling Point – Companies And Employees Fined For Coordinating Prices For Servicing Natural Gas FurnacesFollowing a Danish High Court judgement concerning illegal price fixing by a natural gas company, a trade association and two subcontractors, the Danish Competition Council reported the...DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleFixing Prices Doesn't Fix Competition – Danish Online Platform Found To Restrict Competition By Agreeing On Fixed PricesAutobutler ApS ("Autobutler"), an online platform that allows car owners to obtain offers for repair or maintenance services from various repair shops...DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleWhen AI Is Too Smart – Digital Platform Facilitated Price CollusionThe digital platform Ageras A/S ("Ageras") is a bidding platform which facilitates contact between providers of accounting and bookkeeping services and potential customers.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleWhen Does An Agreement Have As Its Purpose The Restriction Of Competition?The Danish High Court has affirmed that Article 6(1) of the Danish Competition Act (corresponding to Article 101(1) TFEU), was infringed by a natural gas company...DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleBadmouthing Your Competitor's Products: Commission Investigation Indicates That So-called Disparagement Claims In The Market Could Be Considered Stand-alone Abuses Of DominanceOn June 20 2022, the European Commission ("Commission") published the opening of an investigation into a possible anticompetitive disparagement campaign by a Swiss based manufacturer of products...European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleFirst Application Of Danish Call-in Merger Control RulesThe Danish Competition and Consumer Authority has for the first time applied the Danish call-in rules on transactions not exceeding the Danish merger control thresholds.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawPlesner
ArticleNew Players, New Rules – Football Media Rights Commitments Amended Due To Market DevelopmentsThe Association of Danish League Clubs, consisting of the premier Danish football clubs, jointly sells all media rights to the premier Danish football league DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticlePlaying With Prices Is A Dangerous Game: Large Danish Voluntary Chain Store Of Kids' Equipment Breaches Competition LawThe Danish Competition Council ("DCC") has issued a decision finding that the Danish retail chain, Ønskebørn, has infringed the Danish competition law by coordinating prices of children's equipment.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleThe Danish Competition And Consumer Authority Announces Change In Press Policy Regarding Dawn RaidsThe DCCA has recently changed its practice regarding press releases issued in the aftermath of unannounced inspections, so-called dawn raids.DenmarkAntitrust/Competition LawPlesner
ArticleEU Reviews Competition Rules For Automotive SectorThe EU is reviewing competition rules in the automotive sector, with potential changes affecting supply chains, aftermarket services, and how relevant operators structure their contractual framework.European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawPlesner