Despite several attempts by the Swedish Competition
Authority, Swedish courts have not yet prohibited any mergers,
although a number of concentrations have been subject to
commitments.
The number of notified concentrations has decreased in
Sweden following the new thresholds which were introduced in 2008
but there were some 2011 filings that called for special attention
regarding cable TV, dairy products and directory enquiries. We
provide here information about the thresholds, statistics regarding
notifications, and commitments and comment upon a few of the much
discussed decisions from 2011.
Notification thresholds
In order for there to be a duty to notify a concentration, the
undertakings concerned must have a joint turnover in Sweden of SEK
1 billion (approximately € 107,5 million) and at least two
of the undertakings concerned must each have a turnover in Sweden
of at least SEK 200 million (approximately € 21,5
million).
