CCA is the national regulator for the implementation of the Digital Markets Act
The Regulation on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital…
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ArchiveMonitoring of UTPs – European Commission questionnaire to suppliers in the agricultural and food supply chain on unfair trading practices
07.10.2024
The European Commission (EC) is conducting its fifth annual survey to assess the effectiveness of measures taken by the EU in the context of unfair trading practices (UTPs) in business-to-business…
“Current Developments in the Implementation of the Unfair Trading Practices Act” at the Law Faculty in Osijek
02.10.2024
“The most common infringements of the Act on the prohibition of unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain (UTPs Act) are payment deadlines exceeding 30 days for perishable…
EUR 132,000 fine for STUDENAC for imposing unfair trading practices
01.10.2024
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) fined STUDENAC d.o.o. from Omiš EUR 132,000 for the serious infringement of the Croatian Act on the prohibition of unfair trading practices in the business-to-business…
CCA announcing the launch of OECD project helping countries fight bid rigging in public procurement
24.09.2024
On 23 September 2024 the OECD - OCDE Competition Division, the European Commission (DG Reform & EU Competition Policy) and six competition authorities were joined by 40+ participants on the…
High Administrative Court dismisses the appeal of EUROTEX GLOBAL TRADE. and upholds the ruling of the Administrative Court
20.09.2024
The High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia dismissed the appeal of the buyer EUROTEX GLOBAL TRADE d.o.o., Zagreb (formerly GLAVICE d.o.o.) and upheld the ruling of the Administrative…
CCA Grocery Retail Market Inquiry for 2023: Turnover rise and increased market dynamics
11.09.2024
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) carried out the Groceries retail market investigation (including food, beverages and toiletries and household supplies) in Croatia for 2023. The sample included 44 undertakings that,…
Initiative
Report any form of distortion of market competition. Any legal or natural person who has a legal or economic interest in it, as well as a professional or economic interest association, a chamber of entrepreneurs, a consumer association, the Government of the Republic of Croatia, state bodies administrations and bodies of local and regional self-government units.
Cartel
A cartel is the most serious form of distortion of market competition. Discovering cartels and punishing the participants is one of the most important tasks of the Agency. However, given that prohibited agreements - cartels are usually secret agreements between entrepreneurs, their detection is an extremely difficult and complex task. For this reason, information about suspected cartel existence in certain markets is one of the key tools for sanctioning cartel participants.
Reporting bid-rigging in public procurement procedures
Competition rules also apply to public procurement procedures but only to undertakings that act as bidders in these procedures.
Public Procurement
See allPrevention of conflicts of interest and corruption in the field of public procurement
Pursuant to Article 80, Paragraph 2 of the Public Procurement Act (Official Gazette, No. 120/16), there are no economic entities with which the Croatian Competition Agency, as a public contracting authority, may not enter into public procurement contracts.