Progress

Current status
in force
16 Feb 2023 in force
27 May 2021 under investigation
11 Nov 2020 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
Norway
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
other regulatory body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

16 Feb 2023
in force

Issued Supreme Court ruling stating that Schibsted's acquisition of Nettbil was not anti-competitive

On 16 February 2023, Norway's Supreme Court overturned the decision made by the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) to stop the 2019 acquisition of the online consumer-to-business marketplace platform Nettbil by media conglomerate Schibsted. In th…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
27 May 2021
under investigation

Competition Appeals Board rejects appeal by Schibsted against NCA's decision

On 27 May 2021, Norway's Competition Appeals Board agreed with the Norwegian Competitive Authority (NCA)'s findings that the 2019 acquisition of the online consumer-to-business marketplace platform Nettbil by media conglomerate Schibsted violated Se…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
11 Nov 2020
under investigation

Issued Competition Authority decision that the acquisition of Nettbil by Schibsted was anti-competitive

On 11 November 2020, the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) concluded its investigation into the 2019 acquisition of the online consumer-to-business marketplace platform Nettbil by media conglomerate Schibsted and concluded that the horizontal ov…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority