At first glance, the abolition of VAT on women’s hygiene products and certain contraceptives in Austria looks like a straightforward tax and social policy measure. From 1 January 2026, these products…
Early in their careers, few things are as motivating for young women as seeing what is possible. Not in theory, but in practice – through the presence of women who have already found their place at…
Cartels and Restrictive Agreements
Cases
Construction Cartel
In 2024, the Cartel Court imposed several significant fines on additional construction companies for their participation in a nationwide…
Cartels and Restrictive Agreements
Policy and Procedure
Revised Settlement Guidelines
On 6 November 2023, the AFCA published revised settlement guidelines. Based on these revised guidelines, the AFCA…
Introduction
On 6 November 2023, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority ("FCA") published its updated standpoint on settlements. The original standpoint dates back to 2014. Shortly after the…
Cartels
Legal Framework and Procedure
Guidance on the Reduction of Fines
In January 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority published guidance on the reduction of fines under the Austrian…
On 1 June 2022, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority ('FCA') published its draft Sustainability Guidelines ('Guidelines') to provide guidance for assessing ecological/environmental…
I. Cartels
Legal Framework and Procedure
In November 2021, Austria adopted a regulation on certain procedural aspects of leniency applications.[2] The regulation sets out the required content of…
On 10 September 2021, certain significant changes to Austria’s competition law entered into force, although some of the merger control related changes will apply only as of 1 January 2022:
Merger…
According to a recent press release by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (AFCA), in the course of a general market and media monitoring AFCA became aware of the merger between the two US-…
