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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ArchiveCCA extends three-month deadline for adoption of decision in Eagle Hills Zagreb Real Estate d.o.o., Sunčani Hvar d.d. and Sunčani Hvar nekretnine d.o.o. merger
The deadline for making the final decision in the compatibility assessment procedure that was opened by the CCA on 11 July 2024 in the merger case between Eagle Hills Zagreb…
“Recent Developments in Competition Law” workshop at the Judicial Academy
On 11th October the representatives from the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) held a workshop on "Recent Developments in Competition Law" at the Judicial Academy in Zagreb. The workshop was opened…
CCA clears merger between Tommy and Brodokomerc Nova
The Croatian Competition Agency (CCA) cleared in phase I the concentration between the undertakings in the form of the acquisition of a direct controlling interest on the permanent basis over…
CCA carries out surprise inspection in sports and leisure industry
In line with its powers under the Croatian Competition Act and after obtaining the injunction of the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia the Croatian Competition Agency (CCA)…
Monitoring of UTPs – European Commission questionnaire to suppliers in the agricultural and food supply chain on unfair trading practices
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
“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…
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.