BMW hit with hefty fine in Switzerland

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Switzerland fined BMW for restricting imports
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

Sda
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

COMCO criticised Swisscom's agreements with its competitors
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

UBS is one of the banks facing investigation
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 accuses Cisco Systems of abusing a dominant position
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 Telecom will sell Orange Switzerland after a bidding war
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

Nikon intends to appeal against Comco's decision
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.

Swiss government proposes cartel law changes

Premium Article - Monday, 04 April 2011

Switzerland’s government has launched a second consultation on its draft revisions to the country’s Cartel Act.

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.

Schellenberg Wittmer promotes in Zurich

Premium Article - Monday, 28 February 2011

David Mamane
Schellenberg Wittmer has promoted competition specialist David Mamane to partner in its Zurich office, the firm announced last week.

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

Martial Pasquier & Andreas Heinemann
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.

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