Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€100,000Total of monetary amounts
€100,000Median per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Austria €100,000 100 % · 1 case

What for?

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  1. Merger control €100,000 100 % · 1 case

Who?

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1 case

16 Oct 2024 OGH: 100,000 EUR gun-jumping fine for premature start of a mask production joint venture AustriaMerger control €100,000

A textile company started operations with a joint venture (H* GmbH) for the production of protective masks on 24 April 2020, before the notifiable concentration had been cleared; the infringement lasted until 25 May 2020. The Cartel Court imposed a fine of 5,000 EUR; the OGH increased the fine to 100,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

The standstill obligation applies even in emergencies such as the pandemic – a joint venture may only start operating after clearance.

Relevance to training and awareness

Standstill obligation before clearance (gun-jumping), including in crisis situations

Authority / court
Oberster Gerichtshof als Kartellobergericht (Antrag der Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde)
Area of law
Competition law · Merger control
Legal basis
§ 29 Z 1 lit a iVm § 17 Abs 1 KartG 2005
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Other
Culpability
intentional
Sources

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

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