Germany: Federal Cartel Office accepted commitments from Check24 to address competition concerns regarding price-parity clauses in supply contracts

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-07-10
under deliberation

On 10 July 2025, the Federal Cartel Office issued an information request order to Check24 GmbH in p…

2026-02-24
concluded

On 24 February 2026, the Federal Cartel Office adopted a decision accepting commitments from Check2…