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03.08.2021The Commission for Protection of Competition has addressed allegations for committed abuse of a dominant position by two medical treatment facilitiesIn the context of the global Covid -19 pandemic, the Commission has made monitoring of the supply of goods or services related to consumers’ health its priority.
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13.04.2021The CPC sanctioned wholesalers of leading brands children's goods for infringements of competitionBy Decision No. 369/08.04.2021 the Commission for Protection of Competition imposed a pecuniary sanction in the amount of 434 634 BGN on SMART SM OOD for committed infringement of art. 15 of the Law on Protection of Competition (LPC), manifested in participation in a prohibited agreement for resale price fixing of child care and mother care products between SMART SM and its clients.
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18.01.2021The Commission on Protection of Competition has approved the transaction Bulgartransgaz EAD/ Gastrade C.A.By Decision №38/14.01.2021, the CPC unconditionally approved the acquisition of joint control over Gastrade S.A., Greece by Bulgartransgaz EAD together with DEPA Trading S.A, Gaslog Cyprus Investments Ltd and Asimina-Eleni Copelouzou.
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15.12.2020The Commission on Protection of Competition has approved the transaction Sopharma Trading AD / Pharmastor and has imposed a pecuniary sanctionBy Decision №1006/10.12.2020, the CPC unconditionally approved the acquisition of sole control over 19 retail outlets forming the Pharmastor pharmacy chain by Sopharma Trading AD.
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24.11.2020The Commission for Protection of Competition has adopted new Guidelines for countering bid rigging in public procurement proceduresBy Decision № 972/19.11.2020 the Commission for Protection of Competition has adopted new Guidelines for countering bid rigging in public procurement. The decision repeals Decision № 570/20.05.2010 for the adoption of the first Guidelines for countering bid rigging.
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28.07.2021The CPC sanctioned 30 companies for participation in a cartel within the Energy Efficiency of Multi-Family Residential Buildings National Programme in PlovdivBy Decision No. 762/22.07.2021 the Commission established an infringement of art. 15, par. 1 of the CPC between the participants in a public tender under the National Program for Energy Efficiency of Multi-Family Residential Buildings, opened by Decision No. 15 РОП-21/10.03.2015 of the mayor of Plovdiv municipality.
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18.01.2021The CPC has authorized UNITED MEDIA to acquire Nova Broadcasting GroupBy Decision № 37/14.01.2021, the Commission on Protection of Competition has authorized UNITED MEDIA S.a.r.l., Luxembourg to acquire sole control over Nova Broadcasting Group EOOD and its subsidiaries and joint control over Financial Marketplace AD, Grabo Media AD and Attica Eva AD.
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18.01.2021The CPC has authorized UNITED MEDIA to acquire Telegraph Newspaper LtdBy Decision No. 369/08.04.2021 the Commission for Protection of Competition imposed a pecuniary sanction in the amount of 434 634 BGN on SMART SM OOD for committed infringement of art. 15 of the Law on Protection of Competition (LPC), manifested in participation in a prohibited agreement for resale price fixing of child care and mother care products between SMART SM and its clients.
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15.12.2020The Commission on Protection of Competition has adopted Rules for pre-notification contacts with respect to the concentrationsBy Decision No1005/10.12.2020 the Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC, Commission) has adopted Rules for implementation of pre-notification contacts relating to the control of concentrations between undertakings.
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24.09.2020CPC has addressed allegations for committed infringement of Art. 15, par. 1 of the LPC to Smart SM OODBy Statement No. 732/17.09.2020 delivered under case No. КЗК-359/2018 on the grounds of art. 74, par. 1, item 3 of the LPC, the CPC has addressed allegations for committed infringement of Art. 15, par. 1 of the LPC, manifested in participation in a prohibited agreement for fixing the resale price of child care and mother care products by Smart SM OOD.