Czech Republic/EU, 2007
Score =
Governed by: Consolidated Act on the Protection of Competition Act No. 143 Coll. of 4 April 2001 as amended by Acts Nos. 340/2004 Coll. of 4 May 2004 and 484/2004 Coll. of 5 August 2004(hereinafter referred to as “Competition Act”).[1][2]
| Category | Subcategory | Score | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | Extraterritoriality | 1 | Article 1(5) says that the Act applies to actions which occurred abroad if they had an effect in the Czech Republic. |
| Remedies | Fines | 1 | Article 22 provides guidelines for fining. |
| Prison Sentences | 0 | ||
| Divestitures | 1 | Article 18(5) allows Commission to impose a duty to sell
interests or transfer the enterprise acquired by an unapproved concentration
| |
| Private Enforcement | 3rd Party Initiation | 0 | |
| Remedies Available to 3rd Parties | 0 | ||
| 3rd Party Rights in Proceedings | 0 | ||
| Merger Notification | Voluntary | 0 | |
| Mandatory | 3 | Article 15(2) requires notification of mergers, depending on turnover. | |
| Pre-merger | 2 | Article 15(3) says that the notification must be filed prior to the conclusion of the agreement or prior to acquisition of control. | |
| Post-merger | 0 | ||
| Merger Assessment | Dominance | 1 | Article 17(1) lists market share as a factor in merger assessment. |
| Restriction of Competition | 1 | Article 17(1) lists the necessity of fostering competition as a factor in merger assessment.
| |
| Public Interest (Pro D) | 1 | Article 17(1) list the needs and interests of consumers as factors in merger assessment and will allow a merger if it is to the advantage of consumers. | |
| Public Interest (Pro Authority) | 0 | ||
| Other | 0 | ||
| Efficiency | 0 |
- ↑ full text of statute found at Czech Republic Office for the Protection of Competition website, http://www.compet.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/Legislativa/legislativa_EN/Act_143_2004.doc
- ↑ The statute has been further amended by Act Nos. 340/2004 Coll. of 4 May 2004, 127/2005 Coll. of 22 February 2005, 361/2005 Coll. of 19 August 2005, and 71/2007 Coll. of 4 April 2007. However, none of these further amendments affect the score as of August 5, 2004 as these amendments are primarily procedural rather than substantive.