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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.
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by company- Associação Portuguesa das Empresas do Setor Privado de Emprego e de Recursos Humanos (APESPE) €4.52m 70 % · 1 case
- „Техномат-Меркурий“ ЕООД, ТПКИ „Здравоход“ (Rechtsnachfolger ТПКИ „Комфорт“), „Кавалер Юнион 2001“ ЕООД €1.4m 22 % · 1 case
- Synot W, a.s.; Ing. Igor Vicel (Unternehmer) €428,500 7 % · 1 case
- Hrvatski lovački savez €89,935 1 % · 1 case
- Associação de Guias de Informação Turística dos Açores (AGITA) €8,200 0 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 3 | €1.59m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €428,500 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €4.53m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
6 cases
12 Mar 2026 Associação Portuguesa das Empresas do Setor Privado de Emprego e de Recursos Humanos (APESPE)Portugal: 4.5 million EUR against temporary work association APESPE for no-poach rule €4.52m
From 1987 to March 2025, the association of temporary work agencies (around 40 members) obliged its members in its code of ethics not to poach each other’s temporary workers. The Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority, AdC) regarded this as an anticompetitive decision by an association in the labour market and imposed 4,519,000 EUR, calculated on the basis of the members’ turnover; the decision can be appealed (date = press release).
An association’s code of ethics can also be a cartel – no-poach agreements between competitors are off limits.
No-poach agreements in association rules
- Authority / court
- Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Lei da Concorrência (Lei n.º 19/2012), Art. 9.º
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 12 Mar 2026
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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29 Jan 2026 Associação de Guias de Informação Turística dos Açores (AGITA)Portugal: 8,200 EUR against Azores tour guide association for minimum price list €8,200
Since 2020, the only association of tour guides in the Azores (57 active members, around 43% of active guides) had recommended a fee table to its members by e-mail as minimum prices. Following a complaint, the Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority, AdC) imposed 8,200 EUR, taking the economic situation into account (date = press release).
Even small professional associations must not circulate fee tables as minimum prices – an e-mail is sufficient evidence.
No price recommendations by professional associations
- Authority / court
- Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Lei da Concorrência (Lei n.º 19/2012), Art. 9.º; Art. 101 AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 29 Jan 2026
- AdC sanciona Associação de Guias de Informação Turística dos Açores por fixação de preços Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Feb 2025 Synot W, a.s.; Ing. Igor Vicel (Unternehmer)Gambling takeover without notification: 428,500 EUR for gun-jumping €428,500
In 2020, Synot and a sole trader jointly acquired control of the gambling operator SLOV-MATIC, transferred shares and replaced corporate bodies before notifying the concentration. Under a settlement, the Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) imposed 400,000 EUR on Synot and 28,500 EUR on the entrepreneur; final since 7 March 2025.
Before closing, neither replace corporate bodies nor steer finances – M&A teams need a gun-jumping checklist.
- Authority / court
- Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Anmeldepflicht und Vollzugsverbot)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary subsequent notification, admission and settlement (50% reduction).
- Published
- 10 Mar 2025
- KONCENTRÁCIE: PMÚ uložil pokutu viac ako 428-tisíc eur za „gun-jumping“ v oblasti hazardu Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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23 Dec 2024 Hrvatski lovački savezCroatia: 89,935 EUR against hunting association for predatory pricing in hunter training €89,935
From 2022 to March 2024, the Croatian Hunting Association offered hunter training below cost and financed this from areas in which it holds a statutory monopoly in order to drive out competitors. The Agencija za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja (Croatian Competition Agency, AZTN) imposed 89,935.20 EUR and ordered separate cost accounting; the High Administrative Court dismissed the action on 17 December 2025.
An organisation holding a monopoly in one market must not use the profits from it to undercut in neighbouring markets – separate cost accounting provides evidence.
- Authority / court
- Agencija za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja (AZTN)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Art. 13 Nr. 1 Zakon o zaštiti tržišnog natjecanja (ZZTN)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 10 Feb 2025
- AZTN zbog zlouporabe vladajućeg položaja predatorskim cijenama kaznio Hrvatski lovački savez Press release of an authority
- Visoki upravni sud Republike Hrvatske odbio tužbu Hrvatskog lovačkog saveza i potvrdio rješenje AZTN-a Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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21 Nov 2024 „Техномат-Меркурий“ ЕООД, ТПКИ „Здравоход“ (Rechtsnachfolger ТПКИ „Комфорт“), „Кавалер Юнион 2001“ ЕООДWork shoe cartel in tenders – 2.75 million leva for three manufacturers €1.4m
The Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) found that three suppliers had fixed prices and shared markets in public tenders by various contracting authorities for professional work shoes (Art. 15 ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act, Art. 101 TFEU). Sanctions: 1,678,897 leva (Technomat-Merkuriy), 657,675 leva (disabled persons’ cooperative Zdravohod) and 409,424 leva (Kavaler Union 2001), a total of 2,745,996 leva. Appeals have been lodged against the decision.
Coordination on prices or on ‘who gets which contract’ is a hardcore cartel carrying a risk of millions, even among small niche suppliers.
Competition law in tenders
- Authority / court
- Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 15 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 und 2 ZZK; Art. 101 Abs. 1 lit. a und c AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Other
Original amount 2,745,996 BGN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Nov 2024.
- КЗК Публичен електронен регистър – Производство (Решение № 1254 от 21.11.2024; Volltext als PDF im Register) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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16 Oct 2024 OGH: 100,000 EUR gun-jumping fine for premature start of a mask production joint venture €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.
The standstill obligation applies even in emergencies such as the pandemic – a joint venture may only start operating after clearance.
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
- OGH 16 Ok 4/24k vom 16.10.2024 Court decision
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link