Serbia
Antitrust
Serbia: Wait for First Cross-Border Antitrust Fine Continues
Last year, the Serbian NCA for the first time launched an antitrust probe against a foreign-based entity – Polish sports equipment manufacturer Polanik. Now, the NCA has decided to terminate the investigation, so the wait for the first cross-border antitrust fine in Serbia continues.
Antitrust
Individual Exemption in Serbia: 2018
Serbia still has a system of individual exemption of restrictive agreements based on prior notification to the national competition authority (NCA). What kind of agreements did the NCA exempt during 2018?
Merger control
Nine new merger decisions
During the previous month, the Serbian NCA rendered nine new merger decisions. All were unconditional Phase I clearances.
Montenegro
Quiet month in Montenegro
It was a quiet month in Montenegro - nothing interesting to report.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Antitrust
NCA rejects a complaint against BH Telecom
After conducting antitrust proceedings, the Bosnian NCA rejected a complaint against Bosnian telecom incumbent BH Telecom. The complaint concerned alleged abuse of dominance and had been filed by BH Telecom's rival Telemach.
Merger control
Concentration in the market for medical supplies cleared
The Bosnian NCA has cleared a transaction whereby Bosnian company Athabasca Investment d.o.o. is acquiring Bosnian company SANITEKS d.d. The concentration is taking place on the market for the sale of medical devices and medical supplies in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
North Macedonia
Merger control
Four new merger notifications
During September, the North Macedonian NCA announced the receipt of four new merger notifications:
- Pozavarovalnica Sava d.d. (Slovenia) / Triglav d.d. (Slovenia) - ZTSR d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- Telemach d.o.o. (Slovenia) - FMC d.o.o. (Slovenia)
- RIDG Holding S.R.O. (Czechia) - VIPAP Videm Krško d.d. (Slovenia)
- GR Sarantis SA (Greece) - PZ Cussons International Limited (UK), PZ Cussons Polska SA (Poland)
General
Filing of Extraterritorial Mergers in Serbia: A Possible Loophole
A large majority of mergers notified to the Serbian Competition Commission raise little or no competition concern. Their filing is in many cases simply an administrative burden, with no relevance for protection of competition. So, can these notifications be avoided? Actually, they can – even without changes in the law.
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