Act against Restraints of Competition
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The Act against Restraints of Competition is Germany’s primary antitrust law governing the prevention of cartels, abuse of market dominance, and other anti-competitive practices.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal statute
ⓘ
antitrust law ⓘ competition law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent restraints of competition
ⓘ
protect competition ⓘ |
| allowsFor | leniency for cartel participants ⓘ |
| appliesAlongside | EU competition rules ⓘ |
| appliesTo | undertakings operating in Germany ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
abuse control
ⓘ
cartel prohibition ⓘ fines and sanctions ⓘ merger notification ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Bundeskartellamt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German competition authorities ⓘ |
| harmonizedWith | European Union competition law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBasisFor | private damages actions for competition law infringements in Germany ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalArea |
competition law
ⓘ
economic law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system of Germany ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| protects |
competitive market structures
ⓘ
consumer welfare through competition ⓘ |
| providesFor |
administrative fines
ⓘ
commitment decisions ⓘ merger prohibition ⓘ prohibition decisions ⓘ |
| purpose | ensure undistorted competition in Germany ⓘ |
| regulates |
abuse of market dominance
ⓘ
anti-competitive agreements ⓘ cartels ⓘ merger control ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 101 TFEU
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 102 TFEU ⓘ |
| scope |
agreements with effect on German markets
ⓘ
public and private undertakings ⓘ |
| shortName | GWB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | German antitrust enforcement ⓘ |
| targets |
abusive pricing by dominant firms
ⓘ
anti-competitive mergers ⓘ hardcore cartels ⓘ |
| typeOf | public economic law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bundeskartellamt decision practice
ⓘ
German courts ⓘ |
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