I. Sources
Main legislation. The main sources of Swiss competition law are the Act of 6th October, 1995 on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (the Competition Act) and the Regulation of 17th June, 1996 on the control of concentrations between companies (the Merger Regulation).
The Competition Act applies to restrictive practices whose effects are felt on the Swiss market, irrespective of whether such practices originate in another country or whether the undertakings concerned have no subsidiaries, branches or affiliated companies in Switzerland. Foreign-to-foreign mergers are deemed to have effects on the Swiss market where the thresholds provided by the Competition Act are reached.
