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€46,020Total of monetary amounts

€46,020Largest single case: Vermont Sales (Pty) Ltd

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4 Mar 2025 Vermont Sales (Pty) LtdCompetition Tribunal: allegedly ZAR 900,000 against Vermont Sales over discount cap for dealers South AfricaCartels and collusion €46,020

The importer and wholesaler of power tools allegedly prohibited dealers without their own stock from advertising Festool products below the recommended list price and allowed a maximum discount of 15% (minimum resale price maintenance). In a settlement without admission of liability, Vermont allegedly pays ZAR 900,000 in three instalments and introduces a compliance programme with annually updated training.

What organisations can take from it

Rules on advertised price levels or maximum discount rates imposed on dealers can also amount to prohibited resale price maintenance.

Relevance to training and awareness

Discount rules and advertising restrictions for dealers

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court: Competition Tribunal of South Africa (auf Antrag der Competition Commission)
Area of law: Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis: Competition Act 89 of 1998, s. 5(2); ss. 49D, 58(1)(a)(iii), 58(1)(b), 59
Action: Fine
Status of proceedings: final
Sector: Retail and e-commerce
Mitigating circumstances: Vermont approached the Commission on its own initiative to settle the matter amicably; training had already started.
Published: 4 Mar 2025

Original amount 900,000 ZAR, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Mar 2025.

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Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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