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Germany's Federal Cartel Office has begun probing the world’s largest bottler and seller of Coca-Cola products, nine months after the European Commission closed its own abuse of dominance investigation into similar suspected conduct.

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Lexology PRO | China | 9 Nov 2023

SAMR sanctions cement cartel following parallel criminal case

China’s antitrust authority has fined 21 companies over €22.3 million for fixing cement prices in a local province after a regional court uncovered the conspiracy during a separate criminal probe.

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Lexology PRO | Belgium, European Union | 7 Nov 2023

Belgium closes landmark abuse probe into below-threshold merger

Proximus’ €20.5 million acquisition of edpnet no longer faces an abuse of dominance investigation following the sale of the telco provider to a rival, Belgium’s Competition Authority has said – concluding the first application of the EU top court’s Towercast judgment.

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Lexology PRO | Austria, European Union | 2 Nov 2023

Austrian agency seeks €4.4 million fine for welding cartel

Fronius International and two of its distribution partners have agreed to pay nearly €4.4 million in fines to settle allegations in Austria that they colluded to fix prices in the welding technology market.

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Lexology PRO | Denmark, European Union | 30 Oct 2023

Denmark uncovers sprawling electricity supply cartel

A cartel involving 50 companies illegally rigged bids to provide Denmark's national grid operator with electricity supplies, the country's antitrust enforcer has said.

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Lexology PRO | South Korea | 20 Oct 2023

Korea sanctions steel wire cartel using new fining powers

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a €38.3 million price fixing penalty on 10 steel wire producers, marking the first time it has used new fining powers.

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Lexology PRO | Australia, European Union | 19 Oct 2023

EU issues first-ever pharmaceutical cartel decision

Boehringer Ingelheim and five other drugmakers have agreed to pay the European Commission €13.4 million in a hybrid settlement decision after admitting to participating in a global cartel to fix the price of an essential stomach medicine.

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