Tag: Bundeskartellamt
German Watchdog OKs Emergency Platform For Vaccination Equipment Aid
The Bundeskartellamt has given the green light for the participation of full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers in the “VCI Emergency Platform for Vaccination Equipment.” The platform...
German Watchdog Allows Phoenix & Noventi To Launch Digital Health Platform
Germany's Bundeskartellamt has cleared under merger control the planned launch of a joint venture by the Phoenix Group subsidiary ADG Apotheken-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH, Mannheim, and...
Germany Probes Linkage Between Oculus & Facebook
The Bundeskartellamt initiated abuse proceedings against Facebook to examine the linkage between Oculus virtual reality products and Facebook.
Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt said...
Germany Opens Probe Into Messenger Services
The Bundeskartellamt has launched a sector inquiry into messenger services under consumer protection law.
Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt stated, “As a communication channel...
Algorithms and Competition in a Digitalized World
Focusing in particular on the impact of algorithms, this essay demonstrates ways in which the peculiarities of the digital economy are reflected in the...
Facebook @ BGH
By Ruprecht Podzsun (D'Kart)
Before today’s decision by the Bundesgerichtshof, the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) in the Facebook case, we in my team had...
Germany Calls For Tougher Measures Against Fake Reviews
The German competition regulator Bundeskartellamt demanded that online portals had to take tougher measures against fake reviews on their websites, the German competition authority...
Germany Imposes €110M In Fines For M&E Bid-Rigging
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s competition regulator, has levied fines totalling €110 million (US$118.8 million) against 11 contractors after finding they colluded on bids for major...
Communication With The Bundeskartellamt During COVID-19 Crisis
You can contact the Bundeskartellamt as usual by e-mail, phone, or fax, as well as by mail. Deadlines can still be met by sending...
BayWa Sues The Bundeskartellamt
BayWa AG has filed a public administration liability suit against the Bundeskartellamt (German federal antitrust authority) for violation of the principle of equality under...
