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In the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority, we detect and take action against violations of the Danish Competition Act. We endorse large business mergers and we conduct studies of competitive conditions in different market sectors to promote competition and enhance consumer welfare.
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Maritime and Commercial High Court: Illegal coordination of prices and bids in the energy sector
Effekthandel A/S and five combined heat and power (CHP) plants have been convicted of illegally coordinating bids and prices in auctions for electricity reserves in Western Denmark. The electricity reserves concerned are so-called balancing ancillary services procured by the Danish TSO, Energinet. The Maritime and Commercial High Court has ruled on six test cases concerning violations of competition law by Effekthandel and 49 CHP plants.
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AFA Decaux has been fined DKK 10 million for illegally coordinating discount rates with a competitor for more than 6 years
The Copenhagen City Court has fined the company AFA Decaux A/S DKK 10 million for infringement of Section 6 of the Danish Competition Act and Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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Case concerning ØnskeBørn has been concluded
The Maritime and Commercial Court has, by way of a default judgment, imposed a fine of 9 million DKK on the retail chain ØnskeBørn A/S, which is in bankruptcy, after the Danish Competition Council had previously determined that ØnskeBørn violated the Competition Act by coordinating prices on baby and children’s products among its members. The Ønskebørn chain has gone bankrupt, and the bankruptcy estate chose not to participate in the proceedings before the Maritime and Commercial Court.
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Cartels are illegal
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Read about what a cartel is, what the penalties of involvement in cartels are, and how it is possible to completely avoid fines and imprisonment for having participated in a cartel.
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