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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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€97.9mTotal of monetary amounts
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2 cases

15 Jul 2026 CalPlus GmbH, Elektronik-Kontor Messtechnik GmbH, TVW Meßtechnik GmbHBundeskartellamt: 453,000 EUR against distributors of test and measuring equipment GermanyCartels and collusion €453,000

From 2016 to 2022, three distributors of test and measuring equipment coordinated discounts as essential price components and informed each other of customer contacts, usually with a request for "restraint". This was evidenced by more than 400 emails; the proceedings ended in settlements.

What organisations can take from it

Small distributors are liable too: merely asking a competitor to "hold back" with a customer is a prohibited customer allocation agreement.

Relevance to training and awareness

Email contacts with competitors about customers and discounts

Authority / court
Bundeskartellamt
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
§ 1 GWB
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement; cooperation by Elektronik-Kontor Messtechnik taken into account
Published
15 Jul 2026

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

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12 Feb 2026 ELKOND HHK, VUKI, Prysmian, NKT, KABEX u. a. (Kabelkartell, 9 Unternehmen und ein Verband)Cable cartel: PMÚ imposes record fines of 97.4 million EUR SlovakiaCartels and collusion €97.4m

Manufacturers and suppliers of copper and aluminium cables coordinated a common calculation of the metal surcharge, which makes up a significant part of the final price; an industry association acted as facilitator. The Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) imposed a total of 97,434,800 EUR, the highest amount in a single proceeding; two leniency applicants were not fined (not final). Addressees: ELKOND HHK, a.s.; VUKI a.s.; Prysmian Kablo s.r.o.; Prysmian Kabely, s.r.o.; Kablo Vrchlabí s.r.o.; NKT s.r.o.; PRECON s.r.o.; Tele–Fonika Kabely CZ s.r.o.; KABELOVNA KABEX a. s.; Asociace výrobců kabelů a vodičů ČR a SR (leniency applicants without a fine: ICS Industrial Cables Slovakia, PRAKAB).

What organisations can take from it

A coordinated calculation formula for price components is also price fixing – association work needs competition law support.

Relevance to training and awareness

Price coordination via associations and surcharge formulas

Authority / court
Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Kartellverbot)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Culpability
intentional
Published
11 Mar 2026

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