Case summary: Imposing minimum advertised prices in online sales (Decision of 30 May 2022))

The Bundeskartellamt has terminated an administrative proceeding against Orderman GmbH (Orderman) without issuing a formal decision. The subject of the proceeding was a possible violation of the German and European prohibitions of anti-competitive agreements pursuant to Section 1 of the German Competition Act (GWB) and Article 1 TFEU. Orderman had been accused of restricting the freedom of retailers to offer Orderman products online at sales prices below the recommended retail prices (RRPs).