Ongoing district heating proceedings – suspicion of unlawful price adjustment clauses substantiated
At the end of 2023 the Bundeskartellamt initiated proceedings against altogether seven municipal utilities and district heating suppliers on suspicion of abusively excessive price increases in the period from 2021 to 2023.
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the indirect acquisition of Uckermärker Milch GmbH by EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared the indirect acquisition of Uckermärker Milch GmbH (Uckermärker), a subsidiary of Ostmilch Handels GmbH, by EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG (EDEKA).
Competition conditions in the refining and wholesale of fuels – Bundeskartellamt presents final report on its sector inquiry
Risks due to price assessments – Limited alternative options for regional ex-refinery fuel procurement – Very frequent price changes at petrol stations.
Bundeskartellamt clears takeover of SiNN GmbH by the Peek & Cloppenburg group (Düsseldorf)
The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by JC Switzerland Holding AG to take over SiNN GmbH, which is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings. JC Switzerland Holding AG belongs to the Peek & Cloppenburg group (P&C, Düsseldorf).
Bundeskartellamt has concerns about the current form of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF)
The Bundeskartellamt has today sent Apple Inc. and Apple GmbH its preliminary legal assessment of Apple’s “App Tracking Transparency Framework” (ATTF).
- Fines amounting to approximately 19.4 million euros imposed for illegal cartel agreements
- Proceedings against Amazon, Apple, Alphabet/Google, Meta/Facebook and Microsoft
- Approximately 900 company mergers examined
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