Legislation and information material

Legislation

• German Competition Act (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen – GWB)
• Treaty on European Union
• Regulation (EC) No 1/2003

Guidelines published by the Bundeskartellamt

• Guidelines for the setting of fines
• Guidelines on the leniency programme

Notices published by the Bundeskartellamt

• Leniency programme – no longer applicable as of 19 January 2021 (German version) 
• “de minimis” notice
• Best practices for expert economic opinions

Information leaflets

• Information leaflet on the leniency programme
• Settlement procedure used by the Bundeskartellamt in fine proceedings
• Possibilities of cooperation for small and medium-sized enterprises

Guidance notes

• Guidance note on the prohibition of vertical price fixing in the food retail sector (in German)

General information

• Information brochure “Effective cartel prosecution”
• Information brochure “How to detect illegal bid-rigging agreements?” (in German)