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Bundeskartellamt imposes fine against Fritz! brand products manufacturer AVM

The Bundeskartellamt has imposed fines totalling nearly 16 million euros on AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH and one staff responsible at AVM on account of vertical price fixing with six electronics retailers. AVM is a German company manufacturing telecommunications and network technology products.

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Bundeskartellamt presents its Annual Report for 2023/24

Today, the President of the Bundeskartellamt, Andreas Mundt, presented the authority’s “2023/24 Annual Report”.

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Scoring in the online retail sector – Bundeskartellamt identifies consumer rights issues and provides recommendations

The Bundeskartellamt has today presented the final report on its sector inquiry “Scoring in the online retail sector” focussing on consumer rights.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific can acquire Olink

The Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., USA, to acquire Olink Holding AB (publ), Sweden, a global biotechnology company.

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Bundeskartellamt tolerates the launch of the “Automotive Licensing Negotiation Group"

BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Thyssenkrupp and VW may negotiate jointly for the acquisition of certain technology licences.

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