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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.

3cases from 1 jurisdiction
€1.56mTotal of monetary amounts
€482,498Median per case with an amount

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Where?

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  1. Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission) €1.56m 100 % · 3 cases

What for?

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  1. Cartels and collusion €1.56m 100 % · 3 cases

Who?

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All sectors

  1. Retail and e-commerce €1.44m 92 % · 2 cases
  2. Food and agriculture €127,314 8 % · 1 case

When?

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3 cases

3 Jun 2026 VF Hellas Ενδυμάτων Ε.Π.Ε. (VF Hellas, Tochter der VF Corporation)Greece: 954,485 EUR against VF Hellas for banning price comparison and Google Ads GreeceCartels and collusion €954,485

The importer and wholesaler of the Vans, Eastpak and The North Face brands contractually prohibited its retailers from using price comparison portals and search engine advertising (in particular Google Ads). The Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission) regarded this as a hardcore restriction in online sales and, in a settlement procedure (Decision 913/2026), set a reduced fine of 954,485 EUR; date = press release.

What organisations can take from it

Prohibiting retailers from using price comparison sites or search engine advertising is a hardcore restriction – distribution agreements should regularly undergo competition law review.

Relevance to training and awareness

Competition-law-compliant design of dealer agreements in online sales

Authority / court
Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Art. 1 Gesetz 3959/2011; Art. 101 AEUV; Art. 4 lit. e VO (EU) 2022/720
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement procedure (Diettheti Diaforon) with fine reduction
Published
3 Jun 2026

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

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6 Mar 2026 ΚΟΜΠΑ Μονοπρόσωπη Ε.Π.Ε. und HAPPY DOG Α.Ε. ΖωοτροφώνGreece: around 482,500 EUR against pet food importers for resale price maintenance GreeceCartels and collusion €482,498

Two importers of dog and cat food monitored their retailers’ consumer prices on price comparison portals and asked them to adjust them to their price lists; the retailers complied. In a settlement procedure (Decision 901/2026), the Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission) imposed 387,498 EUR on KOMPA and 95,000 EUR on Happy Dog; the case began with a tip-off via the authority’s anonymous whistleblowing platform.

What organisations can take from it

Recommended prices must not be enforced through monitoring and calls to retailers – and authorities’ whistleblowing channels make such practices visible.

Relevance to training and awareness

Prohibition of resale price maintenance in sales

Authority / court
Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Art. 1 Gesetz 3959/2011; Art. 101 AEUV
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement procedure with reduced fines
Published
6 Mar 2026

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

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2 May 2025 Ατλάντα Αντιπροσωπείαι – Διανομαί Α.Ε.Greece: 127,314 EUR against breakfast cereal distributor Atlanta for resale price maintenance GreeceCartels and collusion €127,314

From March to August 2021, the distribution partner for breakfast cereals set resale prices, which retailers and supermarket chains largely adopted. The Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission) accepted the settlement proposal and, by Decision 878/2025, imposed a reduced fine of 127,314 EUR; date = press release.

What organisations can take from it

Even short periods of imposing prices on retailers carry fines – sales teams must know the line between recommendation and requirement.

Relevance to training and awareness

Resale price maintenance towards retailers

Authority / court
Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού (Hellenic Competition Commission)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Art. 1 Gesetz 3959/2011; Art. 101 AEUV
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Food and agriculture
Mitigating circumstances
Settlement procedure with fine reduction
Published
2 May 2025

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

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