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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.

4cases from 1 jurisdiction
€1.29mTotal of monetary amounts
€95,100Median per case with an amount

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4 cases

29 Jan 2026 RASEMA s.r.o.; M – D – J, spol. s.r.o.; SIMA plus Krompachy, s.r.o.; BarCom spol. s.r.o.Photovoltaic tender: 1.1 million EUR – the contracting entity was also a cartel member SlovakiaCartels and collusion €1.1m

In a tender for industrial photovoltaic installations that was to be financed from EU Structural Funds, three bidders coordinated their bids so that a pre-selected bidder would win; the contracting entity BarCom acted as facilitator. The Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) imposed a total of 1,098,200 EUR and three-year procurement bans on all four; the EU funding was refused because of the indications of competition infringements, and the collusion was proven by e-mails secured during the inspection.

What organisations can take from it

A contracting entity that determines the winner of a funded tender in advance is itself liable under competition law and additionally risks losing the funding.

Relevance to training and awareness

Collusion in funded procurement

Authority / court
Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Submissionsabsprache)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Culpability
intentional
Published
11 Feb 2026

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

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24 Jun 2025 Brantner Fatra, s.r.o.Brantner Fatra: 180,200 EUR for excessive landfill prices charged to two towns upheld SlovakiaAbuse of market power €180,200

In 2019–2022, the waste management company charged the towns of Martin and Vrútky significantly higher prices for landfilling residual waste than other municipalities without objective justification, although they had no alternative. The Council of the Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) upheld the fine of 180,200 EUR; the decision became final on 3 July 2025.

What organisations can take from it

Suppliers without a local alternative must be able to justify and document price differences between customers on objective grounds.

Authority / court
Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
Area of law
Competition law · Abuse of market power
Legal basis
Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Missbrauch einer marktbeherrschenden Stellung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Energy and utilities
Published
9 Jul 2025

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

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24 Jun 2025 Slovenská asociácia palivového priemyslu a obchoduFirst labour market cartel: fuel association sanctioned for no-poach rule SlovakiaCartels and collusion €10,000

In a ‘code of ethics’, the industry association obliged its members not to poach each other’s employees. In its first decision on labour market cartels, the Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic, PMÚ SR) imposed a symbolic fine of 10,000 EUR (first instance) as a warning to business.

What organisations can take from it

No-poach agreements between competitors are cartels – HR departments and associations should review existing codes.

Relevance to training and awareness

No-poach agreements and HR departments

Authority / court
Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky (PMÚ SR)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Slowakisches Wettbewerbsschutzgesetz (Beschluss einer Unternehmensvereinigung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Energy and utilities
Published
2 Jul 2025

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

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21 Mar 2025 Východoslovenská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.East Slovak water company: 2,000 EUR for missing information on external reporting channels SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €2,000

The Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office) initially imposed 10,000 EUR because the water utility’s policy named an e-mail address that had been deactivated since October 2022 as a reporting channel available around the clock and because employees were not informed comprehensibly about external reporting channels. On appeal, the head of the authority dropped the e-mail allegation for procedural reasons, set aside the part concerning the failure to acknowledge a report and set the fine at 2,000 EUR solely for the missing information on reporting channels to the competent authorities (September 2023 to September 2024).

What organisations can take from it

Test reporting channels regularly: an undeliverable whistleblower address is as good as none at all.

Relevance to training and awareness

Functioning internal reporting channels for whistleblowers

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakei)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
§ 10 Abs. 5, § 19 Abs. 3 Gesetz Nr. 54/2019 über den Schutz von Hinweisgebern
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
reduced
Sector
Energy and utilities
Culpability
negligent

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

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