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Mærsk fined DKK 10 million in merger control case
The Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court has imposed a fine of DKK 10 million on A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S for failing to notify a merger and for implementing the merger without approval from the competition authority. The violations concern the merger between Damco USA Inc – a subsidiary of A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S – and Pilot Air Freight Holdings LLC.
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The Danish Competition Council’s Decision on Øresundslinjen’s Restrictions on the Resale of Ferry Tickets
On the 25th of June 2025, The Danish Competition Council adopted a decision that Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApS has violated binding commitments pursuant to Section 16a (1) of the Danish Competition Act by engaging in restrictive practices regarding the resale of ferry tickets on the Helsingør-Helsingborg route. These actions were found to breach the binding commitments made in 2010 by Scandlines Danmark A/S regarding the Helsingør-Helsingborg route, which Øresundslinjen assumed as part of a transfer of operations. The commitments aimed to safeguard competition and prevent distortions in the ferry services market.
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Rema 1000 Denmark fined for providing incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information
Rema 1000 Denmark has been fined 40,000 kroner for submitting incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information to the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority. This occurred in the spring of 2023 when the company notified a merger in which Rema 1000 was set to acquire parts of Aldi Denmark.
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Behavioral field experiment: Small interventions reduce young people’s use of social media
Young people’s social media use drops significantly when small pauses in each session make them aware of their screen time. At the same time, they do not feel that their user experience worsens or that they miss out on anything. These are findings of a behavioral field experiment conducted by the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority.
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