Only the notices and information leaflets published on the Bundeskartellamt’s website (www.bundeskartellamt.de) are the official versions of the Bundeskartellamt's administrative principles. These currently include the following publications:
The Bundeskartellamt announces as follows:
- Information leaflet on the German control of concentrations
- Information leaflet on domestic effect
- Information leaflet on procedures for post-merger notification
- Information leaflet on the possibilities of cooperation for small and medium-sized enterprises
- Notice on the non-prosecution of cooperation agreements of minor importance (“de minimis notice”)
- Guidelines on the setting of fines
- Leniency programme for hardcore cartels
- Notice on the application of Section 20 (4), sentence 2 ARC (offer below cost price)
Click here for information leaflets on the ban on cartels, control of abusive practices and merger control.
Click here for Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (Competition Act – Act against Restraints of Competition, ARC).
Information on legal protection in award procedures for public contracts
The following information on legal protection in the award of public contracts applies to award proceedings which began on 24 April 2009 or later, including subsequent review proceedings:
Under the rubric “activity report” the Bundeskartellamt also provides extensive information on the legal protection available in award procedures for public contracts.