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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
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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Where?
by authority- Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) €15.8m 100 % · 5 cases
What for?
by topicWho?
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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 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €3.09m |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €30,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €4.53m |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €8.18m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
5 cases
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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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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13 Aug 2025 Portugal: 30,000 EUR for exclusive tying of banana growers on Madeira €30,000
A dominant company for the collection, distribution and marketing of Madeira bananas (name not given) required producers to sign exclusivity declarations. In a settlement procedure (PRC/2025/6), it ended the practice and paid 30,000 EUR (date = press release).
Dominant buyers must not tie suppliers through exclusivity clauses – even small regional markets are being watched.
- Authority / court
- Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Lei da Concorrência (Lei n.º 19/2012), Art. 11.º; Art. 102 AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement (transação), full cooperation, immediate cessation, short duration
- Published
- 13 Aug 2025
- AdC sanciona empresa por abuso de posição dominante na comercialização de banana da Madeira Press release of an authority
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