Current mergers

Cartel Court imposed fines

beer

Breweries have to pay 1,11 Mio EUR

Cartel Court approved the application of the Federal Competition Authority (BWB). Breweries behaved anti-competitively, as they excluded wholesale companies from supplying with draft beer. weiterlesen

Letters of Request to telecommunication companies

Telefon

Information of Orange, Hutchison 3G, Yesss! and Telekom Austria in demand

Concerning the announced but yet not notified merger in the telecommunication market BWB sent 52 letters of request to market participants. weiterlesen

Inquiry on a regional Cement and Concrete Market

BWB publishes a Report

Reason for the inquiry was a complaint that cement producers are selling cement to a very high price (mostly to concrete suppliers) while the concrete price was reduced enormously. weiterlesen

Cartel and Competition Law under review

Assessment of the amendment was publish

The Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Justice proposed an amendment to the cartel and competition law. BWB endorses the initiative. weiterlesen