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BMW hit with hefty fine in Switzerland
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Switzerland’s Competition Commission has fined car maker BMW 156 million francs (€130 million) for obstructing car imports from Europe to Switzerland and dividing the Swiss and European markets.
ComCo investigates media market abuse
Friday, 24 February 2012
Switzerland’s Competition Commission (ComCo) has opened an investigation of national news agency SDA-ATS for alleged abusive practices in the country’s media market.
Switzerland says optical fibre agreements amount to cartel
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Switzerland’s Competition Commission (COMCO) has told telecoms companies that their proposals to jointly implement optical fibre networks include “cartel agreements”, attracting criticism from competition lawyers.
Switzerland investigates interest rate fixing
Friday, 03 February 2012
Switzerland’s Competition Commission (ComCo) has opened an investigation of 12 banks over allegedly conspiring to manipulate interest rates used in interbank loans.
Cisco to defend abuse claims in Switzerland
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Multiven has filed an abuse of dominance claim against its competitor Cisco Systems with Switzerland’s Competition Commission.
Counsel finalised for Swiss telecoms deal
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
France Télécom and private equity company Apax have lined up their antitrust counsel after Apax’s acquisition of Orange Switzerland was approved by France Télécom’s board of directors yesterday.
Switzerland penalises Nikon
Friday, 16 December 2011
Switzerland’s Competition Commission (Comco) has fined the Swiss subsidiary of camera company Nikon 12.5 million Swiss francs (€10.2 million) for restricting parallel imports of its products.
Switzerland to fine road construction companies
Friday, 10 June 2011
Switzerland’s Competition Commission has suggested that road construction and civil engineering companies in the canton of Aargau should be fined seven million Swiss francs (€5.7 million) for bid-rigging.
Swisscom escapes record fine
Premium Article - Thursday, 21 April 2011
Switzerland’s Supreme Court has drawn a line under a long-running dispute between the country's Competition Commission and telecoms operator Swisscom, after it overturned a 333 million franc (€227 million) abuse of dominance fine against the company.
Switzerland in cooperation talks with DG Comp
Premium Article - Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Switzerland’s Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has opened negotiations with the European Commission over closer cooperation in competition enforcement matters.
Swiss penalise window fitting cartel
Premium Article - Friday, 05 November 2010
Switzerland’s Competition Commission has fined four window fixtures companies for alleged cartel activity in the door and window fittings markets. The case is the first in which the commission applied its ‘leniency plus’ policy.
Swiss fill two positions at Competition Commission
Premium Article - Thursday, 28 October 2010
Switzerland’s government has appointed Martial Pasquier as vice president of the country’s Competition Commission, and Andreas Heinemann as a member. Pasquier will begin his new role on 1 November, while Heinemann starts on 1 January 2011.
Swiss probe BMW over market allocation
Premium Article - Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Switzerland’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation of German car manufacturer BMW for allegedly blocking dealers in some European countries from selling to Swiss residents.
Swiss authority investigates online retail restrictions
Premium Article - Friday, 17 September 2010
Switzerland’s Competition Commission has opened an investigation of possible unfair conduct in the online retail of white goods.
Switzerland hits drugs companies with heavy fines
Premium Article - Wednesday, 02 December 2009
Switzerland’s Competition Commission yesterday fined three pharmaceutical companies for fixing the price of drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction.
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