Suchergebnisse für Wettbewerbskommission

L’application du droit des marchés publics à l’approvisionnement en électricité

In March 2021, the Competition Commission issued a recommendation pertaining to the application of public procurement law and the Federal Internal Market Act to the procurement of electricity. The purpose of this recommendation was to examine in which cases the purchase of electricity must be subject to public tenders; it clarified that public procurement law may apply in several instances to…

Multitasking in der Missbrauchsaufsicht: Die Kompensationsfunktionen von Artikel 7 Kartellgesetz

Market economies are based on competition. In the absence of competition, prices rise, factor allocation is not optimal and the incentives to increase productivity and to innovate are impaired. In order to avoid these disadvantages, Article 7 Cartel Act complements the control by competition with a special abuse control. The basic function of this rule is thus to compensate for a lack of…

Entwicklungen im Bereich der vertikalen Wettbewerbsabreden in der Schweiz

The Swiss practice relating to vertical agreements in the past few years has been characterized by numerous authority and court decisions as well as legislative initiatives addressing outstanding (or even raising new) issues in the enforcement of Art. 4 (1) as well as Art. 5 (4) CartA (Federal Act on Cartels and other restraints of Competition). For instance, questions on the qualification of non…

Relative Marktmacht – gerichtliche Sicht

The amendment 2021 of the Swiss Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition provides in the new article 4 section 2^bis a concretizing definition of market power as follows: “An undertaking with relative market power is an undertaking on which other undertakings are dependent for the supply of or demand for goods or services in such a way that there are no adequate and reasonable…

Revision des Kartellgesetzes: Braucht die Schweiz neue Schwellenwerte oder einen Systemwechsel im Fusionskontrollrecht?

The Swiss merger control is under review. The draft for a partial revision of the Cartels Act proposes the transition from the Swiss dominance test to the internationally recognized SIEC test. This is to be welcomed. More significant in practice, however, are the disproportionately high thresholds for merger reviews in Switzerland. The following article recommends examining whether, in…

KI Sandboxen für die Schweiz?

A sandbox allows companies to test innovative products, services, and business models in a live market environment. Stemming originally from the FinTech sector, sandboxes have recently gained importance, especially in the context of artificial intelligence, where they are intended to serve to resolve the conflict between data protection and innovation by allowing innovation while ensuring that…

Können Investitionskontrollen für gleich lange Spiesse sorgen?

Amidst global protectionist tendencies and in view of major takeovers by foreign state-controlled companies calls for increased public control of foreign investment have been getting louder around the globe. Most recently, the Swiss parliament approved a motion obliging the Swiss government to prepare a draft bill regarding foreign investment screening. Apart from national security concerns,…

Kartellrechtliche Fragen bei der Gründung eines Joint Ventures

Opening up new markets or pursuing major projects can often only be achieved with partners, which is why companies form joint ventures. When planning and implementing such cooperation projects, economic and contractual considerations are in practice the main focus. However, the influence of antitrust law on this form of cooperation should not be underestimated. The relevance of antitrust law is…

Recent developments in Swiss competition law

Obviously, steps taken by certain companies in the media sector trigger reactions from competitors in this dynamic environment which is constantly changing as a result of the digital revolution. Interestingly, Comco faced at the same time two transactions (AZ Medien/NZZ and Tamedia/Basler Zeitung) which had to be assessed in light of each other from the perspective of collective dominance:⁹⁰

Die Praxis des Jahres 2018 im Übernahmerecht

Im Jahr 2018 erliess die Übernahmekommission (UEK) in 16 Verfahren insgesamt 24 Verfügungen. Dabei betrafen fünf Verfahren öffentliche Übernahmeangebote. Mit ei­nem Transaktionswert von knapp CHF 443 Mio. stellte die Übernahme der Hügli Holding AG das bedeutendste öffentliche Übernahmeangebot des Jahres dar. Wertmässig im Mittelfeld bewegten sich das Angebot an die Aktionäre der Goldbach Group AG…