Serbia
Antitrust
Abuse of dominance investigation against a publisher of textbooks
The Serbian NCA has started an antitrust investigation against three companies belonging to Klett Group. The investigation relates to alleged abuse of dominance on the market for primary school textbooks in Serbia.
Antitrust
Individual exemption in Serbia: What happened in 2020?
Serbia still has a system of individual exemption of restrictive agreements based on prior notification to the NCA. During the previous year, the Serbian NCA individually exempted from prohibition as many as 31 agreements. What were they about?
State aid
Three new regulations
In October, the Serbian Government adopted three new regulations in the area of state aid - concerning de minims aid in providing services of general economic interest (SGEI), the compatibility of aid for SGEI, and concerning the compatibility of state aid in environment protection and energy sector, respectively. The proclaimed aim of the new regulations if to further align Serbian state aid legislation with the EU model.
Montenegro
Antitrust
Cartel in the area of technical inspection of vehicles
The Montenegrin NCA has discovered a cartel on the market for the provision of technical inspection services in Montenegro. Specifically, the NCA established that 10 providers of technical inspection services had agreed on a joint price list for their services. The NCA also initiated misdemeanor proceedings against the colluders.
Merger control
Six new merger decisions
In October, the Montenegrin NCA published six new merger decisions:
- Telemach d.o.o. (Slovenia) - ARIO d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- Telemach Hrvatska d.o.o. (Croatia) - OT-Optima Telekom d.d. (Croatia)
- Balkan Commodities International d.o.o. (Serbia) - Granexport d.o.o. (Serbia), LukaBačka Palanka d.o.o. (Serbia), Žito-Bačka Kula d.o.o. Serbia), Agroglobe d.o.o. (Serbia)
- PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG (Germany) - McKesson Europe Holdings GmbH & Co. KgaA (Germany)
- Slovenia Broadband S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) - Tessa Energy EOOD (Bulgaria)
- Telekom Srbija a.d. (Serbia) - RJ Pošta Net (Serbia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Antitrust
Restrictive agreement in the area of games of chance
The Bosnian NCA has established the existence of a restrictive agreement in the games of chance sector in Republika Srpska (RS). Specifically, the NCA found as restrictive certain requirements prescribed by the Ministry of Finance of RS in connection with monitoring of the organizers of games of chance.
Merger control
One new merger notice
During October, the Bosnian NCA published one new merger notice:
- Аsecco SЕЕ d.o.o. (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - BS Telecom Solution d.o.o. (Bosnia and Herzegovina), concerning a transaction on the market for computer programming.
North Macedonia
Merger control
Five new merger notifications
During October, the North Macedonian NCA announced the receipt of five new merger notifications:
- United Media S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) - Adria Media Ljubljana d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- Slovenia Broadband S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg) - Tessa Energy EOOD (Bulgaria)
- United Group B.V. (Netherlands) - Crystal Almond Intermediary Holdings Limited (Guernsey)
- United Media S.àr.l. (Luxembourg) - Daily Press doo (Montenegro), Televizija Vijesti doo (Montenegro)
- Konzum Plus d.o.o. (Croatia) - Miracolo Trgovina d.o.o. (Croatia)
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