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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- „Смарт Софт“ ЕООД 1 case 14 % · €19,128
- Bravogroup Holding Vagyonkezelő Kft. 1 case 14 % · €84,042
- Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., Kodeks d.o.o., Retel d.o.o., Vatel d.o.o., LUMISS d.o.o., Mitel Austria GmbH 1 case 14 % · €1.17m
- Inetum (drei Gesellschaften der Unternehmensgruppe) 1 case 14 % · €3.09m
- O2 Czech Republic a.s.; SHERLOG Technology, a.s. 1 case 14 % · €11.7m
- Snowball.xyz-Gruppe (Snowball.xyz, Šviesa, Tavo mokykla, Ateities pamoka) und AL holdingas-Gruppe (AL holdingas, Ugdymo sprendimai, UNT nuoma) 1 case 14 % · €3.63m
- Swisscom (Schweiz) AG 1 case 14 % · €19.4m
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | €19.4m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €1.17m |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €3.09m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €19,128 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | €3.71m |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €8.18m |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | €11.7m |
8 cases
26 Aug 2026 O2 Czech Republic a.s.; SHERLOG Technology, a.s.O2 Czech Republic and SHERLOG: 280 million CZK for customer allocation in vehicle tracking €11.7m
From December 2012 to June 2022, the two companies allocated customers for vehicle tracking and electronic logbook services between themselves and coordinated bids, including in public tenders. At first instance, the Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (Czech Office for the Protection of Competition, ÚOHS) fined O2 262.32 million CZK and SHERLOG 18.357 million CZK and imposed a six-month ban on public contracts; for O2, the fine was increased instead of a procurement ban.
Do not let sales cooperation with competitors turn into customer allocation – e-mail arrangements about individual tenders are the typical evidence.
Coordination with cooperation partners on customers and tenders
- Authority / court
- Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (ÚOHS)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Tschechisches Wettbewerbsgesetz, Art. 101 AEUV (S0255/2023)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Culpability
- intentional
- Published
- 26 Aug 2026
Original amount 280,677,000 CZK, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Aug 2026.
- Fines exceeding CZK 280 million imposed on O2 Czech Republic and SHERLOG Technology for cartel agreement Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Jun 2026 Portugal: 8.18 million EUR against three companies over advertising in TV recordings €8.18m
With the support of a consultancy, the three largest pay-TV providers agreed from 2019 to May 2025 to introduce advertising as a condition for accessing recordings and to standardise the marketing of this advertising space. The Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority, AdC) imposed 8,181,000 EUR on three companies; together with the fourth participant, already sanctioned earlier under a settlement, the fines add up to 13,351,000 EUR. Owing to ongoing court proceedings, the AdC did not publish the names in its announcement.
Jointly coordinated ‘industry solutions’ at customers’ expense are cartels – even when a service provider takes on the coordination.
Coordinated product changes among competitors
- 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 (Processo PRC/2020/4)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Published
- 5 Jun 2026
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2025 Snowball.xyz-Gruppe (Snowball.xyz, Šviesa, Tavo mokykla, Ateities pamoka) und AL holdingas-Gruppe (AL holdingas, Ugdymo sprendimai, UNT nuoma)E-register providers shared the market – 3.6 million EUR in cartel fines €3.63m
In August 2020, the operators of the electronic class registers ‘Tamo’ and ‘Eduka’ agreed to stop competing: one group kept the class register business, the other took over the digital learning content. Following acknowledgement of the infringement, the fines were reduced by 15%: 2,714,940 EUR jointly and severally for the Snowball.xyz group and 913,340 EUR for the AL holdingas group (Art. 101 TFEU). The decision can be appealed. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Agreements between competitors on ‘who does what’ are cartels – even when dressed up as portfolio streamlining.
Market sharing among competitors
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas; Art. 101 AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Mitigating circumstances
- Acknowledgement of the infringement (15% reduction)
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-12-18 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2025 Bravogroup Holding Vagyonkezelő Kft.Bravogroup: 32.6 million HUF for unnotified stake in Xiaomi distributor €84,042
In February 2023, the IT holding company acquired a 50% stake with negative sole control in the Xiaomi distributor Mystical Hungary Zrt., but only approached the Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (Hungarian Competition Authority, GVH) after 582 days and notified the concentration thereafter. Following voluntary disclosure, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies, the authority imposed a significantly reduced 32.6 million HUF.
Blocking rights (negative control) can also trigger a notification requirement – review stakes under merger control law before signing.
Merger control for minority stakes with veto rights
- Authority / court
- Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Ungarisches Wettbewerbsgesetz, Vollzugsverbot (VJ/20/2025)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Culpability
- negligent
- Mitigating circumstances
- Voluntary disclosure, acknowledgement and waiver of legal remedies.
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
Original amount 32,600,000 HUF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Dec 2025.
- Bejelentés és engedély nélkül végrehajtott fúzió miatt bírságolt a GVH Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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25 Sep 2025 „Смарт Софт“ ЕООДBidder Smart Soft denigrates competitor in letters to schools – 37,410 leva €19,128
During ongoing tenders for school equipment, Smart Soft sent dozens of identical letters to schools in the Plovdiv/Pazardzhik/Panagyurishte region containing untrue or distorted statements about its competitor Evroklas-konsult. The Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) found damage to reputation (Art. 30 ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act) over around two months and imposed 3% of 2024 turnover, i.e. 37,410 leva. An appeal has been lodged against the decision.
Have sales letters about competitors – especially to public contracting authorities – legally reviewed before they are sent.
Communication about competitors in sales
- Authority / court
- Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
- Area of law
- Competition law
- Legal basis
- Art. 30 ZZK (Schädigung des guten Rufs eines Wettbewerbers)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
Original amount 37,410 BGN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Sep 2025.
- КЗК Публичен електронен регистър – Производство (Решение № 869 от 25.09.2025; Volltext als PDF im Register) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Feb 2025 Inetum (drei Gesellschaften der Unternehmensgruppe)Portugal: 3.09 million EUR against Inetum for no-poach agreements, upheld by court €3.09m
From 2014 to 2021, the IT consultancy group participated in bilateral agreements not to poach competitors’ employees. The Autoridade da Concorrência (Portuguese Competition Authority, AdC) imposed 3,092,000 EUR on three companies; in March 2026, the Competition, Regulation and Supervision Court (TCRS) upheld the fine in full – the first judicial confirmation of a labour market cartel fine in Portugal.
Agreements not to poach each other’s skilled staff are cartels – HR and managers must be aware of this.
Prohibition of no-poach agreements between competitors
- 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
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Published
- 19 Feb 2025
- AdC condena Grupo Inetum por práticas anticoncorrenciais no mercado laboral Press release of an authority
- Tribunal confirma coima da AdC à Inetum por práticas anticoncorrenciais no mercado de trabalho Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2024 Ericsson Nikola Tesla d.d., Kodeks d.o.o., Retel d.o.o., Vatel d.o.o., LUMISS d.o.o., Mitel Austria GmbHCroatia: 1.17 million EUR against Ericsson Nikola Tesla and five partners for customer allocation €1.17m
From 2010 to 2015, the suppliers of Ericsson/Aastra/Mitel telephone systems (PBX) allocated customers among themselves so as not to undercut each other. The Agencija za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja (Croatian Competition Agency, AZTN) imposed a total of 1,170,968.24 EUR, of which 785,570.58 EUR on Ericsson Nikola Tesla; one leniency applicant (Steiner) was not penalised, and Kodeks received a reduction.
Dealers of the same brand are also competitors – agreements on ‘own’ customers are a hardcore cartel.
No agreements on customer or territorial allocation
- Authority / court
- Agencija za zaštitu tržišnog natjecanja (AZTN)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 8 Zakon o zaštiti tržišnog natjecanja (ZZTN)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Mitigating circumstances
- Leniency programme for two participants
- Published
- 5 Mar 2025
- AZTN utvrdio zabranjeni sporazum šest poduzetnika na tržištu kućnih telefonskih centrala i sustava (PBX) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Dec 2023 Swisscom (Schweiz) AGWEKO: CHF 18.4 million against Swisscom over fibre network roll-out strategy €19.4m
Swisscom expanded its fibre-optic network in such a way that competitors were not given Layer 1 access from the local exchanges. WEKO considered this to be an abuse of a dominant position, imposed a sanction of CHF 18,362,014, required Swisscom to retrofit the network and imposed procedural costs of CHF 927,307.
Dominant network operators must assess infrastructure decisions for their consequences for competitors' access.
- Authority / court
- Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Art. 7 Abs. 1 i.V.m. Abs. 2 lit. a und e KG, Art. 49a Abs. 1 KG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Original amount 18,362,014 CHF, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Dec 2023.
- Netzbaustrategie Swisscom: Verfügung vom 4. Dezember 2023 Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link