18/12/2018The CC detects forbidden coordination of activities by providers of office equipment maintenance and delivery services
On 7 December, the Competition Council of Latvia (the CC) adopted a decision, according to which it detected unlawful and repeated coordination of activities between providers of office equipment maintenance and delivery services SIA “TOMEGA” and SIA “BTK.LV”. The CC imposed a fine of 33 268 EUR on SIA “TOMEGA” for bid-rigging in public procurement procedures. Due to liquidation of the other participant o...
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06/12/2018One entrepreneur out of ten in Latvia is ready to deliberate competition distortion for gaining illegal profit
The public opinion study, implemented by the Competition Council of Latvia (the CC) and presented on the World Competition Day, reveals a worrying trend: one surveyed entrepreneur out of ten in Latvia would be ready to deliberately agree with competitors or exercise any other competition distortion to gain illegal profit. Also 8 % of surveyed local governments expressed their readiness to supp...
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28/11/2018The Chairwoman of the Competition Council of Latvia elected as a Member of the Bureau of the OECD Competition Committee
On 27 November, the Chairwoman of the Competition Council of Latvia (the CC) Skaidrīte Ābrama was elected as a Member of the Office of the OECD Competition Committee, thus becoming the first Eastern European representative, who will have a chance to participate in development of OECD competition policy programme and agenda. These election results serve as evidence of world level exper...
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