ArticleConditional Clearance In The Yeast MarketsThe clearance decision was made conditional upon several reporting commitments and behavioral remedies.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleInvestigation Into Tender For Maintenance Services Of Rolling Stock Exposed Bid Rigging AgreementsWithin its long standing efforts to minimize bid rigging behavior, the SCC fined four local companies active in the field of maintenance and repair of rolling stock. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleProposal Of A New Law On Protection Of CompetitionThe existing exceptions to the notion of a "concentration" shall be amended in a way that, for example, the acquisitions by investment funds can no longer benefit from the exception.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleResults Of 4 Sectoral Analyses PublishedThe focus of the SCC's sectoral analysis for 2016 was on relations between competitors in the retail market for oil derivatives. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleNew Guidelines For The Detection Of Bid Rigging In Public ProcurementIn June 2011 the Commission for Protection of Competition issued Guidelines for the Detection of Bid Rigging in Public Procurement. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleSerbian Competition Commission Submits Four Draft Proposals To Government For Block Exemption RegulationsOn 21 January 2025, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition submitted draft proposals to the Government for four new regulations concerning the exemption...SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCompetition Authority Clears Three-To-Two Concentration In Sugar MarketIn February 2013 the Competition Authority cleared the takeover of Hellenic Sugar Industry SA by Sunoko doo, subject to structural and behavioural measures. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCompetition Authority Publishes Results Of Petroleum Derivatives Market AnalysisIn February 2013 the Competition Authority published the results of its sector analysis of the petroleum derivatives markets in Serbia in 2011. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleCompetition Authority Imposes Landmark Fine Under Leniency ProgrammeThe Commission for the Protection of Competition has published its first leniency decision in a cartel case, following a report by one of the cartel participants.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleEuropean Commission Comments On Western Balkan Countries' Level Of Harmonisation Of Antitrust RulesThe European Commission recently adopted the 'enlargement package' for 2020, which encompasses reports on candidate and potential candidate countries' progress towards EU accession.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleIndividual Exemptions And Selective Distribution Systems – The Dos And Don'ts In SerbiaSerbian competition rules dealing with agreements restricting competition are largely taken from and harmonized with EU competition rules.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleOpinion Issued On Public Procurement And Consortium AgreementsThe Commission for Protection of Competition has issued an opinion on public procurement and consortium agreements.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleSerbia Introduces Opposition System: A Major Leap Towards More Harmonised Trademark LawAfter much rescheduling and protraction, the long-awaited new Trademark Act was finally adopted on 24 January 2020 and came into force a week later. SerbiaIntellectual PropertySchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleThe Serbian Commission For The Protection Of Competition Publicises Its Aftermarkets StudyThe Serbian Commission for the Protection of Competition recently published a market study in which it assessed the state of competition in after-sales services for motor vehicles and home appliances in 2015.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawWolf Theiss
ArticleCoffee Industry Leaders Face EUR 2 Million Fine And Secure A Conditional Merger Before Serbian Competition AuthorityOn 29 February 2024, the Serbian Competition Authority (the "SCA") published two detailed decisions involving two largest undertakings on the Serbian coffee market.SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawKinstellar
ArticleAmendments To The Criminal Code - Criminalization Of Restrictive Agreements In Serbia. Who Should Be Concerned?The recent amendments to the Criminal Code, which will take effect on 1 March 2018, introduce the criminal offence of conclusion of restrictive agreement. The new Article 229 of the Criminal Code...SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleSerbian Competition Authority Issues Long-awaited Guidance On The Concept Of A Concentration In Cases Of Interrelated TransactionsOn 12 April 2021, the Serbian Competition Authority ("SCA") issued an opinion on the fundamental merger control notion of a "concentration" in cases involving interrelated transactions (the "Opinion").SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleThe New Serbian Competition Act Will Modernise The Competition Law Regime And Foster Public EnforcementA new Serbian competition act (the New Act) entered into force on 1 November 2009. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)
ArticleToo Big To Hide – European Commission Sanctions Truck CartelGlobal competition law circles have recently been shaken by the European Commission's record-setting fine of EUR 2.93 billion for collusion on the automotive market...SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawKaranovic Nikolic
ArticleMajor Amendments To Anti-Trust And Merger Control RulesThe Serbian Government adopted several bylaws in July 2010 which further modernize the Serbian competition law regime. SerbiaAntitrust/Competition LawSchoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)