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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.
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Where?
by authority- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat) €10.5m 97 % · 6 cases
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI) €330,000 3 % · 6 cases
What for?
by area of lawAll areas of law
Who?
by sectorAll sectors
- Public sector €7.86m 72 % · 1 case
- Retail and e-commerce €1.91m 18 % · 4 cases
- Construction and real estate €513,508 5 % · 1 case
- Telecoms, IT and software €300,000 3 % · 1 case
- Media and online platforms €186,781 2 % · 1 case
- Energy and utilities €78,056 1 % · 1 case
- Transport, logistics and shipping €25,000 0 % · 1 case
- Healthcare €2,000 0 % · 1 case
- Other €1,500 0 % · 1 case
When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | €34,490 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €2,000 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €500 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | €78,056 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | €813,508 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 | €1.9m |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | €188,281 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2026 | 2 | €7.86m |
12 cases
4 Aug 2026 AS "Latvijas valsts meži"7.86 million EUR against Latvijas valsts meži for breach of competitive neutrality €7.86m
From 2020 to April 2026, on the basis of old long-term logging contracts, the state forestry group supplied six wood processors with guaranteed quantities of roundwood outside public auctions, while all others could only buy through auctions. In its first decision on the competitive neutrality of public undertakings, the Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) imposed 7,859,606.89 EUR and required equal sales conditions for all qualified bidders.
State-owned companies must allocate resources without discrimination – review historical special contracts regularly for competitive neutrality.
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law
- Legal basis
- Art. 14.1 Konkurences likums (Wettbewerbsneutralität)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Public sector
- Published
- 13 Aug 2026
- Konkurences padome konstatē konkurences neitralitātes pārkāpumu AS „Latvijas valsts meži“ darbībā (13.08.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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2 Jul 2026 SIA 4YOU MEBELESFurniture retailer 4YOU MEBELES ignores cookie inspection – first a reprimand, then 1,000 EUR €1,000
In a targeted inspection of cookies on company websites, the Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) found fault with the site 4mebeles.lv. After a reprimand in February 2026, the company claimed that the deficiencies had been remedied, which a further inspection disproved; further requests for information went unanswered. The DVI imposed 1,000 EUR for failure to cooperate and requested the missing information by 3 August 2026.
Assurances given to the supervisory authority are checked – false statements and silence aggravate the sanction.
Cookie banners and cooperation with the supervisory authority
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Cookies and tracking
- Legal basis
- Art. 58 Abs. 1, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. e DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- DVI Lēmums Par soda piemērošanu (SIA 4YOU MEBELES), 02.07.2026 Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Mar 2026 SIA "Fitsypro"Fitsypro fails to answer access request and DVI enquiries – 1,500 EUR €1,500
A person complained that Fitsypro had not responded to their request for access, rectification and erasure of November 2023. Three requests for information from the Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) between 2024 and 2026 went unanswered, and nobody attended the hearing. The DVI imposed 1,500 EUR and requested the information by 21 April 2026.
Official mailboxes (eAdrese) and data protection e-mail addresses must be monitored – silence towards the supervisory authority costs money.
Handling data subject requests and correspondence from authorities
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
- Legal basis
- Art. 58 Abs. 1 lit. e, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. e DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Culpability
- intentional
- DVI Lēmums Par soda piemērošanu (SIA „Fitsypro“), 24.03.2026 Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Mar 2026 SIA "SS"Classifieds portal ss.lv blocked users of competitor – fine of 186,781 EUR €186,781
From March 2020 to May 2021, the operator of ss.lv/ss.com (market share over 60%) deleted advertisements and blocked accounts of users – mainly car dealers and estate agents – who also advertised on the competing platform pp.lv; anyone wishing to register with an inbox.lv address additionally had to provide a different e-mail address. The Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) considered this an abuse of a dominant position (Art. 102 TFEU), imposed 186,780.65 EUR and required objective criteria for dealing with customers.
Market-leading platforms must not punish users for multi-homing – internal moderation rules need objective criteria.
Competition law limits in dealing with competitors’ customers
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Art. 102 AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 18 Mar 2026
- KP konstatē SIA „SS“ dominējoša stāvokļa ļaunprātīgu izmantošanu … naudas sodu 186 780,65 EUR (18.03.2026) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Nov 2025 SIA "EUROPARK LATVIA"Europark Latvia pays 25,000 EUR for payment reminders sent to outdated addresses €25,000
Following several complaints, the Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) examined how the parking operator collects contractual penalties: invoices were sent to previous rather than current registered addresses, claims were handed over to debt collection services and entered in the database of Kredītinformācijas Birojs. The authority found breaches of the principles of lawfulness, data minimisation and confidentiality and of the accountability obligation and imposed 25,000 EUR (previous year’s turnover according to the decision: 8,323,178 EUR).
Anyone collecting debts or reporting them to credit agencies must first ensure that address data are up to date.
Data quality in receivables management
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection
- Legal basis
- Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a, c, f und Abs. 2, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. a DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Transport, logistics and shipping
- Culpability
- intentional
- Mitigating circumstances
- Practice changed after the proceedings began; contracts concluded with the population and vehicle registers (PMLP, CSDD)
- DVI Lēmums Nr. 01630000100425-3 Par soda piemērošanu (SIA „EUROPARK LATVIA“), 24.11.2025 Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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31 Oct 2025 "MAXIMA Latvija" SIAMaxima Latvija pays 1.87 million EUR for price pressure on food suppliers €1.87m
From November 2021 to August 2024, the retailer (market share 28%) put pressure on economically dependent suppliers: price increases remained unapproved for months, lower prices were demanded in the form of ultimatums and delisting was threatened. The Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) found an unfair trading practice, imposed 1,872,805 EUR and set clear deadlines for negotiations.
Purchasing departments of retailers with strong market power need clear rules for price negotiations – threats of delisting are off limits.
Fair purchasing negotiations with suppliers
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Negodīgas tirdzniecības prakses aizlieguma likums (NTPAL)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 5 Nov 2025
- Konkurences padome soda „MAXIMA Latvija“ SIA par negodīgas tirdzniecības prakses īstenošanu (05.11.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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8 Sep 2025 SIA "ZZ Dats"IT service provider ZZ Dats pays 300,000 EUR after data leak as processor €300,000
Unknown persons accessed the system operator’s databases via several websites and obtained personal data. The Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) initially imposed 400,000 EUR; in the objection procedure, the director set aside the allegation relating to the company’s role as controller because ZZ Dats was a processor, and set the fine at 300,000 EUR for insufficient security measures under Art. 32 GDPR. The company has brought an action.
Processors are also independently liable for the security of the systems they operate.
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data breaches and data security
- Legal basis
- Art. 32 Abs. 1 lit. b und d, Abs. 2, Art. 83 Abs. 4 lit. a DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- DVI – Zusammenfassung der Entscheidung zu SIA „ZZ Dats“ (08.09.2025) Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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1 Sep 2025 SIA "SILTUMTEHSERVISS", SIA "Apkure IM", SIA "ADAPTERIS", SIA "Alpex", SIA "Infrakom"Bid-rigging cartel in pipeline construction contracts – five construction firms pay 513,508 EUR €513,508
From 2021 to 2024, two groups of construction companies coordinated in more than 30 public tenders for the construction and repair of utility pipelines: they exchanged sensitive information, determined winners and submitted sham bids. Prompted by information from the contracting entity Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks, the Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) imposed a total of 513,508.08 EUR.
Jointly preparing bids with competitors – even where the work is later carried out jointly – is a cartel; tender teams must know this.
Competition law in tenders
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 11 Abs. 1 Konkurences likums
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Mitigating circumstances
- All companies except Infrakom concluded a settlement with the Competition Council, acknowledged the facts and waived an appeal; in return, a 10% fine reduction.
- Published
- 10 Sep 2025
- KP atklāj karteli inženierkomunikāciju būvdarbu iepirkumos (10.09.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Jun 2025 SIA "Mārupes komunālie pakalpojumi"Water utility Mārupes komunālie pakalpojumi abuses monopoly over additional meters €78,056
From January 2022, by internal instruction, the municipal water utility reserved to itself the installation of additional water meters (for example for garden water), thereby excluding other providers; customers also had to pay for sewerage they did not use. The Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) found an abuse of a dominant position, imposed 78,055.79 EUR and ordered remedies.
Municipal utilities are also subject to competition law – internal instructions that foreclose neighbouring markets are risky.
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Abuse of market power
- Legal basis
- Art. 13 Konkurences likums
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 9 Jul 2025
- Konkurences padome soda SIA „Mārupes komunālie pakalpojumi“ (09.07.2025) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Mar 2025 SIA "VSV ZOO"Pet shop VSV ZOO fails to respond to review of privacy policy – 500 EUR €500
As part of a preventive review of the privacy policy on zoopasaule.lv, the Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) repeatedly asked the online pet retailer for information from July 2024 onwards. The company let the first deadlines lapse, later twice asked for an extension citing the absence of its programmer, and still did not deliver thereafter. The DVI imposed 500 EUR for failure to cooperate with the supervisory authority.
A preventive request from the supervisory authority is also binding – anyone who does not respond is sanctioned before the actual deficiency is even addressed.
Handling letters from the data protection authority
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
- Legal basis
- Art. 58 Abs. 1 lit. d und e, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. e DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Culpability
- intentional
- DVI Lēmums Par soda piemērošanu (SIA „VSV ZOO“), 06.03.2025 Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Sep 2024 VSIA "Paula Stradiņa klīniskā universitātes slimnīca"Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital refuses information to data protection authority – 2,000 EUR €2,000
The Datu valsts inspekcija (Latvian Data State Inspectorate, DVI) examined several complaints against the state hospital, including about the processing of patient and health data by a physician assistant and about an unanswered access request. Because the hospital did not provide the requested information, the authority imposed 2,000 EUR for breach of the duty to cooperate.
Hospitals need logged access to patient records and a central office that responds to supervisory requests on time.
Access to patient data only where related to treatment
- Authority / court
- Datu valsts inspekcija (DVI)
- Area of law
- Data protection
- Legal basis
- Art. 58 Abs. 1, Art. 83 Abs. 5 lit. e DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Culpability
- intentional
- DVI Lēmums Par soda piemērošanu (Paula Stradiņa klīniskā universitātes slimnīca), 18.09.2024 Decision of an authority
- Datu valsts inspekcija – Lēmumi (Liste der veröffentlichten Entscheidungen) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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10 Jun 2024 SIA "Mirastyle"Lighting retailer Mirastyle imposes resale prices and allocates projects €34,490
The exclusive distributor of several lighting brands asked retailers by e-mail to align their prices with its ‘recommendations’ and threatened to stop supplies otherwise. It also exchanged information about projects with competing retailers and refused orders for projects planned by others. The Konkurences padome (Latvian Competition Council) imposed 34,490.26 EUR.
‘Recommended’ prices enforced by supply stops are prohibited resale price maintenance.
Resale price maintenance in sales
- Authority / court
- Konkurences padome (Lettischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Art. 11 Konkurences likums (verbotene Vereinbarungen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Mitigating circumstances
- Cooperation with the Competition Council regarding the resale price maintenance (10% fine reduction for this infringement).
- Published
- 13 Jun 2024
- Konkurences padome soda apgaismes priekšmetu tirgotāju … (13.06.2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link