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Partial Revision Of Swiss Cartel Act Approaches Finish Line

Agreements and the abuse of market power will need to be assessed under an effects-based analysis. In addition, the scope of price agreements...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Teilrevision Des Kartellgesetzes Vor Dem Abschluss

Am 19. Dezember 2025 wird das Parlament die Teilrevision des Kartellgesetzes verabschieden. Die wichtigsten Änderungen sind...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Cartel Act Set For Landmark Revision

Switzerland's long-awaited revision of the Cartel Act is nearing the finish line. Both parliamentary chambers have now reached consensus on all elements of the reform package.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Revised Guideline On The Abuse Of Relative Market Power

Following the first decisions by the Competition Commission (COMCO) on the new legal provisions regarding the abuse of relative market power (see our newsletter of March 2022), the COMCO Secretariat (Secretariat).

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels And International Arbitration

Switzerland Anti-trust

Aceris Law

Le Tribunal Fédéral Redéfinit La Notion D'abus En Cas De Position Dominante

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Redefines Abuse Of Dominant Market Position

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Bundesgericht Definiert Missbrauchstatbestand Bei Marktbeherrschung Neu

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Partial Revision Of The Cartel Act: An Overview Of The Main Innovations

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels & Leniency 2024

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Cartels Comparative Guide

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Wenger Plattner

Cartels & Leniency 2023

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Un Nouvel Accord Renforce La Coopération Entre Les Autorités De La Concurrence Suisse Et Allemande

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Neues Abkommen Erleichtert Zusammenarbeit Schweizerischer Und Deutscher Wettbewerbs-behörden

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Preparing For 2026: Switzerland May Reactivate Safeguard Clause For Croatian Workers

Switzerland Employment

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Vischer AG

Part 2: Risk Assessment In Global Mobility: An Overview Of Five Key Risk Areas

Switzerland Commercial

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CONVINUS

Legislative And Regulatory Updates For 2026

Switzerland Finance

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Borel & Barbey

Switzerland Introduces New (But Limited) FDI-Regime

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Voters Reject Federal Inheritance Tax Proposal

European Union Tax

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Withers LLP

New Agreement Boosts Cooperation Between Swiss And German Competition Authorities

On November 1, 2022, Switzerland and Germany signed an Agreement on cooperation between their competition authorities ("Agreement").

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission Eröffnet Erste Untersuchung Zum Verbot Der Geografischen Preisdifferenzierung

Die Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) hat ihre erste Untersuchung betreffend einen möglichen Verstoss gegen den am 1. Januar 2022 in Kraft getretenen Art.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Competition Commission Launches First Investigation Under New Geographic Price Differentiation Prohibition

The Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) has launched its first investigation into a potential abuse according to the new Article 7(2)(g) of the Act on Cartels that entered into force on 1 January 2022.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

New Revision Of The Swiss Cartel Act On Its Way

Today, the Swiss government started the consultation process on a further revision of the Swiss Cartel Act. After having amended the dominance rules, the Swiss government now aims to reform Swiss merger control.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Get Prepared – Introduction Of The Concept On Relative Market Power In Swiss Competition Law As Of 1 January 2022

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency Laws And Regulations 2022

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Cases And Precedents: Vertical Restraints 2021 - Switzerland

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Le Législateur Suisse Élargit Considérablement L'interdiction D'abus De Position Dominante

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Gesetzgeber Weitet "Missbrauchsverbot" Signifikant Aus

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Swiss Unilateral Conduct Rules Significantly Broadened

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Cartels & Leniency 2021

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Federal Administrative Court Confirms Antitrust Fine Against SIXgroup - Publication Of The Reasoned Judgment

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency 2020

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Competition Law

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Cartels & Leniency 2021

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Article 4(1) and Article 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition of 6 October 1995, the equivalent to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Federal Administrative Court Confirms Antitrust Fine Against SIXgroup - Publication Of The Reasoned Judgment

The considerations of the Federal Administrative Court in the more than 500-page judgment concern several controversial legal questions regarding Swiss antitrust law.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency 2020

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Article 4(1) and Article 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Competition Law

he Swiss Act on Cartels ("CA") (Kartellgesetz, Loi sur les cartels) distinguishes three types of conduct that are subject to regulation:

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Federal Administrative Court: Mere Attendance At One Cartel Meeting Is Not Sufficient To Find An Infringement

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

"Relative Marktmacht" – Ein Unreifes Konzept

Beim Versuch einer Revision des Kartellgesetzes hat sich der Gesetzgeber bisher vor allem mit Schnellschuss-Vorschlägen befasst.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Prager Dreifuss

"Relative Market Power" – An Immature Concept

When trying to reform the Federal Act on Cartels, the legislator has so far mainly engaged in overhasty proposals.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Prager Dreifuss

Swiss Parliament Rejects Antitrust Reforms

The Swiss competition law is governed by the Federal Law of October 6, 1995, on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (the Cartel Act).

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Cartels - Enforcement, Appeals & Damages Actions

The Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (hereafter referred to as "Cartel Act") is the legislation governing cartels in Switzerland.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

Swiss Competition Authority Fines BMW Approximately € 130 Million For Impeding Parallel Imports

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Competition Switzerland – Q 2 2012

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 4 2012

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland - Q 4 2010

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

National Competition Law Report - Q4 2009

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 1 2009

European Union Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

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