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FOUR PRIORITY SECTORS UNDER THE COMPETITION COUNCIL'S SPOTLIGHT

18 01 2024

The Competition Council has decided to focus its attention on the energy, health (including pharmaceuticals), retail trade and digital markets sectors in 2024.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AIMS TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE COMPETITION ISSUES IN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SECTOR

17 01 2024

Considering the rapid development of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure in Lithuania, the Competition Council has decided to monitor whether there are any barriers to competition in this sector.

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THE REGULATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS BECAME AN OBSTACLE TO OPENING UP THE RAILWAY TRANSPORT MARKET

30 11 2023

The Competition Council has found that the rules adopted by the Minister of Transport and Communications in 2020, which give freight carriers access to congested railway lines, favour LTG Cargo , a company operating on the market, and discriminate against other companies providing the same services.

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COMPETITION COUNCIL DENIES TV3 SHAREHOLDER'S TAKEOVER OF LITHUANIA'S LARGEST RADIO STATION GROUP

19 09 2023

All Media Lithuania will not be able to acquire 100% of the shares of three companies that operate the radio stations M-1, M-1 Plus, Lietus, Laluna, Raduga , and the company Reklamos ekspertai . The Competition Council did not clear the transaction after finding that the concentration would create or strengthen a dominant position or...

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ONLINE MARKETPLACES MONITORING: NO OBVIOUS COMPETITION PROBLEMS SO FAR, BUT BUSINESSES ARE ADVISED TO ASSESS THE RISKS OF CERTAIN PRACTICES
19 07 2023

The Competition Council, after conducting monitoring of online marketplaces, did not identify any obvious illegal competition restraints or other factors that effectively restrict competition in electronic commerce. However, the Authority has drawn the attention of the sector to certain business practices that may pose a risk of restricting...

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EXPERTS OF KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA SHARED EXPERIENCE WITH COLLEAGUES FROM GEORGIA
19 05 2023

The five-day visit of the staff of the Georgian National Competition Agency to Konkurencijos taryba concluded today, during which the guests got acquainted with the latest working practices of their Lithuanian colleagues, as well as visited several other Lithuanian institutions.

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KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA HOSTED TRADITIONAL MEETING OF HEADS OF BALTIC COMPETITION AUTHORITIES IN VILNIUS
06 10 2022

On October 6, heads of the Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian competition authorities met in Vilnius to discuss current competition law issues, including the review of business transactions covering all three Baltic states, as well as possible joint activities in the context of rising energy and other commodities prices caused by Russia‘s war in...

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LITHUANIAN AND LATVIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITIES LAUNCH ONLINE MARKETPLACES MONITORING TO UNDERSTAND SECTOR AND POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS OF COMPETITION
16 03 2022

Considering the development of e-commerce in recent years, the Lithuanian and Latvian competition authorities are launching parallel business surveys in their countries seeking to find out whether businesses encounter any possible restrictions of competition in online marketplaces and to identify common problems that are relevant for companies...

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AFTER SUPPLIERS SUSPEND THEIR TIES WITH RUSSIA AND BELARUS, LITHUANIAN KONKURENCIJOS TARYBA URGES RETAIL CHAINS NOT TO USE THEIR MARKET POWER UNFAIRLY
07 03 2022

The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has sent a letter to the firms managing five major retail chains urging them to take into account the recent changes in market conditions and to refrain from actions incompatible with good business practices in respect of food and drink suppliers which suspended or delayed the execution...

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LITHUANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY IDENTIFIES FOUR PRIORITY SECTORS
11 01 2022

In the strategic plan 2022 the Lithuanian Konkurencijos taryba has identified four priority sectors. The authority is planning to monitor more closely competition restrictions in the labour market, health sector (including pharmaceuticals), retail trade and e-commerce, as well as to take active enforcement and advocacy actions.

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MERGER IN HEALTHCARE SECTOR CLEARED SUBJECT TO COMMITMENTS
15 11 2021

The Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba has cleared the acquisition of joint control of InMedica and, indirectly, MediCA klinika , Kardiolita , Bendrosios medicinos praktika and Svalbono klinika by the investment fund INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund and the companies Litgaja and RP PHARMA on condition that part of the...

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SHARING RADIO FREQUENCIES MAY REDUCE COMPETITION BETWEEN MOBILE OPERATORS
12 07 2021

The Lithuanian competition authority’s experts expressed doubts whether the obligation for all operators acting in Lithuania to share radio frequencies of the 700 MHz band, which will be the main (or one of the main) frequencies for the development of 5G technology, would be necessary and proportionate to the objectives pursued.

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