Compliance Radar

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.

EUBulgariaOther Clear all filters
2cases from 1 jurisdiction
€1.4mTotal of monetary amounts
€702,361Median per case with an amount

Click a bar to drill down one level.

When?

per quarter, by date of decision
Trend
PeriodCasesTotal
Q3 20230—
Q4 20230—
Q1 20240—
Q2 20240—
Q3 20241€695
Q4 20241€1.4m
Q1 20250—
Q2 20250—
Q3 20250—
Q4 20250—
Q1 20260—
Q2 20260—
Q3 20260—

2 cases

21 Nov 2024 „Техномат-Меркурий“ ЕООД, ТПКИ „Здравоход“ (Rechtsnachfolger ТПКИ „Комфорт“), „Кавалер Юнион 2001“ ЕООДWork shoe cartel in tenders – 2.75 million leva for three manufacturers BulgariaCartels and collusion €1.4m

The Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) found that three suppliers had fixed prices and shared markets in public tenders by various contracting authorities for professional work shoes (Art. 15 ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act, Art. 101 TFEU). Sanctions: 1,678,897 leva (Technomat-Merkuriy), 657,675 leva (disabled persons’ cooperative Zdravohod) and 409,424 leva (Kavaler Union 2001), a total of 2,745,996 leva. Appeals have been lodged against the decision.

What organisations can take from it

Coordination on prices or on ‘who gets which contract’ is a hardcore cartel carrying a risk of millions, even among small niche suppliers.

Relevance to training and awareness

Competition law in tenders

Authority / court
Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Art. 15 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 und 2 ZZK; Art. 101 Abs. 1 lit. a und c AEUV
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Other

Original amount 2,745,996 BGN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Nov 2024.

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

Report an error

Anonymous: we store only your text — no contact details and no IP address.

19 Sep 2024 „Българиън Дрийм Травъл“ ЕООДBulgarian Dream Travel feigns experience with education fairs – 1,360 leva BulgariaMisleading advertising and pricing €695

The company gave universities and schools the impression of many years of experience with international education fairs and of supposedly upcoming tours, although it had not actually held any such events; in doing so, it relied on the relationships of the applicant SRT International. The Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (Bulgarian Commission for the Protection of Competition, KZK) regarded this conduct over more than one and a half years as seriously misleading (Art. 31 ZZK – Bulgarian Protection of Competition Act) and imposed 8% of 2023 turnover (17,000 leva), i.e. 1,360 leva, plus reimbursement of costs of 6,000.26 leva.

What organisations can take from it

Micro-enterprises are also liable for references and claims of experience – borrowed success stories are misleading.

Authority / court
Комисия за защита на конкуренцията (КЗК, Bulgarische Wettbewerbskommission)
Area of law
Consumer protection and online retail · Misleading advertising and pricing
Legal basis
Art. 31 ZZK (Irreführung)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Other

Original amount 1,360 BGN, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Sep 2024.

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

Report an error

Anonymous: we store only your text — no contact details and no IP address.

Ready for training that sticks?

Try it free for 14 days — from 1 user, no credit card, ends automatically.

Start free trial