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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€10.5mTotal of monetary amounts
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1 case

13 May 2025 AS Asphaltstraßensanierung, BITUNOVA, Mainka u. a. (Straßenerhaltungskartell, 7 Unternehmen)Bundeskartellamt: 10.5 million EUR against seven road repair companies GermanyCartels and collusion €10.5m

From 2016 to 2019, seven road repair companies allocated contracting authorities regionally, determined in advance who should win the contract and set each other minimum prices for cover bids. The Bundeskartellamt imposed fines of 10.5 million EUR; BITUNOVA cooperated as leniency applicant, and all proceedings ended in settlements. Addressees: AS Asphaltstraßensanierung GmbH, bausion Strassenbau-Produkte GmbH, BITUNOVA GmbH, Gerhard Herbers GmbH, Liesen … alles für den Bau GmbH, Mainka GmbH Straßenunterhaltung, MOT Müritzer Oberflächentechnik GmbH.

What organisations can take from it

Cover bids are not only subject to fines but, for the employees involved, a criminal offence of bid rigging.

Relevance to training and awareness

Cover bids and territorial agreements in tenders

Authority / court
Bundeskartellamt
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
§ 1 GWB
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Construction and real estate
Mitigating circumstances
Leniency programme (BITUNOVA), settlement
Liability of senior managers
Criminal prosecution of the individuals involved by the Düsseldorf public prosecutor's office
Published
13 May 2025

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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