Communication
The aim of the protection of market competition is primarily to create benefits for consumers and equal conditions for all entrepreneurs on the market, who, acting in accordance with the existing rules and competing on the market with the quality, price and innovation of their products and services, contribute to the overall development of the economy.
Articles
CCA initiates proceedings and conducts surprise inspection in the low-voltage and medium-voltage networks market
11.March.2025.
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) has initiated proceedings against the following undertakings: KOPRODUKT TRGOVINA d.o.o., based in Zagreb, ELEKTRO MERKUR d.o.o., based in Rijeka, ŠARE d.o.o., based in Zemunik Donji, ELCON d.o.o., based in Varaždin, BRODOMERKUR ENERGETIKA d.o.o., based in Split, COTRA d.o.o., based in Varaždin, BRODOMETALURGIJA d.o.o., based in Split. The purpose of the […]
CCA opens proceeding against retailer Trgovina Krk
10.March.2025.
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) opened an infringement proceeding within the meaning of the Act on prohibition of unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain (UTPs Act) with the view to identifying whether the buyer and retailer Trgovina Krk d.d. used its strong bargaining power and imposed unfair trading practices on its suppliers […]
CCA finds six undertakings in the PBX market engaged in cartel
05.March.2025.
The Croatian Competition Agency issued a decision on 18 December 2024 confirming that within the meaning of Article 8 of the Competition Act the following six undertakings participated in a prohibited agreement in the sale and maintenance of private branch exchange (PBX) systems (telecommunications systems used to manage and route incoming and outgoing telephone calls […]
20 years of OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest
03.March.2025.
In February 2005 the Hungarian competition authority (GVH) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) established the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest. Over the past two decades, RCC has become a key institution for capacity building assistance and policy advice in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. On 28 February 2025 RCC […]
Acquisition of direct controlling interest over Sunčani Hvar and Sunčani Hvar Nekretnine by Eagle Hills deemed conditionally compatible
12.February.2025.
On 22 January 2025 the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) conditionally approved the concentration in the form of acquisition of direct controlling interest over the undertakings Sunčani Hvar and Sunčani Hvar Nekretnine by the undertaking Eagle Hills. In its decision on conditional approval of the concentration concerned the CCA also accepted the proposed commitments, ordered their […]
Priorities of the Croatian Competition Agency for 2025
10.February.2025.
The mission of the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) is to ensure and contribute to fair functioning of the market for consumers, undertakings, and the economy through effective competition by removing the barriers that have arisen or may arise by restricting competition. In fulfilling these tasks, the CCA conducts proceedings based on parallel application of the […]