In 2024, by further developing the knowledge and competences of the employees of the Competition Council, raising the level of awareness of market participants and others, as well as improving the…
On 25 January, the Administrative Regional Court rejected the construction companies’ application for annulment of the Competition Council’s (CC) decision of 30 July 2021 in the so-called “builders’…
When organising procurement procedures, public entities – the state, local governments and their capital companies – should carefully consider that the requirements they set out encourage as many…
On 25 January, the Senate of the Republic of Latvia upheld the judgment of the Administrative Regional Court which concluded that the 2017 decision of the Competition Council (the CC) regarding the…
The decision-making body of the Competition Council (the CC) – the council, composed of the chairman of the CC and four members of the council – is obliged to make decisions on complaints received by…
In response to the publicly disclosed information about a possible increase in the cost of compulsory third party motor liability insurance (hereinafter – MTPL) premiums due to a fine imposed on the…
In 2023, there was a 50% increase in the willingness of businesses to merge compared to 2022. Altogether, the Competition Council received 21 merger notifications and assessed 24 mergers, including…
On 21 December 2023, the Competition Council (CC) decided to fine the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Latvia (LTAB) EUR 336,086 for anti-competitive practices of the Bureau. On the initiative of LTAB, a…
The Senate of the Republic of Latvia, by its judgment of 28 December 2023, has upheld the judgment of the previous instance – the Administrative Regional Court –, which concluded that the 2017…
The Senate of the Republic of Latvia, in its judgment of 19 December 2023, has upheld the judgment of the previous instance – the Administrative Regional Court –, thus confirming that the Competition…
