Germany: Federal Cartel Office's investigation into Check24 over alleged anti-competitive price parity clauses (No. B8-40/25)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
24 Feb 2026 concluded
10 Jul 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Cartel Office accepted commitments from Check24 to address competition concerns regarding price-parity clauses in supply contracts
On 24 February 2026, the Federal Cartel Office adopted a decision accepting commitments from Check24 GmbH to address competition concerns regarding price-parity clauses in supply contracts on its online comparison platform. The Federal Cartel Office…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Federal Cartel Office issued information request order to Check24 over competition concerns regarding price-parity clauses in supply contracts
On 10 July 2025, the Federal Cartel Office issued an information request order to Check24 GmbH in proceedings B8-40/25, concerning the use of price parity clauses in the brokerage of energy supply contracts. The order targets Check24's contractual p…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority