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Germany: Implemented 11th Amendment to Act against Restraints on Competition including additional powers for the Federal Cartel Office

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Implemented 11th Amendment to Act against Restraints on Competition including additional powers for the Federal Cartel Office

On 7 November 2023, the 11 Amendment to the Act against Restraints on Competition (the Competition Enforcement Act) entered into force. The Act gives the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, FCO) additional powers to intervene after a sector inq…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Competition authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-09-20
under deliberation

On 20 September 2022, the Federal Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection (BMWK) published a dra…

2023-04-20
under deliberation

On 20 April 2023, the 11 Amendment to the Act against Restraints on Competition (the Competition En…

2023-07-06
under deliberation

On 6 July 2023, the lower house of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, passed the 11 Amendment to…

2023-09-26
adopted

On 26 September 2023, the 11 Amendment to the Act against Restraints on Competition (the Competitio…

2023-11-07
in force

On 7 November 2023, the 11 Amendment to the Act against Restraints on Competition (the Competition …