Tag: Enforcement
Browsing articles tagged under: Enforcement
June 2, 2008
Investigation into pharmacy contractors
Outcome of investigation The Competition Authority (“the Authority”) initiated an investigation after it became suspicious of an anti-competitive concerted practice among pharmacy contractors in …...
January 1, 2008
JNRS Amends Survey Criteria to Admit Free Newspapers
Outcome of investigation In May 2006 the Competition Authority (“the Authority”) initiated an investigation following a complaint that the Joint National Readership Survey (JNRS) …...
June 1, 2007
Investigation into concerns in JCB Equipment Market
Outcome of investigation The Competition Authority (“The Authority”) began an investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct by Equipment Company of Ireland Limited (“ECI-JCB”) and Kellys …...
January 1, 2007
Investigation into alleged boycott of Budget Travel
Outcome of investigation The Competition Authority (“the Authority”) started an investigation in January 2005 into an alleged boycott by travel agents of Budget Travel …...
January 2, 2006
Galileo to address access to its reservation system
Outcome of investigation In 2003 The Competition Authority (“the Authority”) received a complaint from a travel technology developer, alleging that Galileo Ireland had unjustifiably …...
December 7, 2005
Investigation into Drogheda Independent advertising
Outcome of investigation Following an investigation into alleged below cost selling of advertising space by the Drogheda Independent Company Limited (“the Drogheda Independent”), the …...
September 26, 2005
Investigation into TicketMaster fees & exclusivity arrangements
Outcome of investigation The Competition Authority (“the Authority”) began an investigation into exclusive arrangements between TicketMaster Ireland (TicketMaster) and the largest event promoters in …...
November 1, 2004
USIT changes insurance requirements for Canadian Visa applicants
Outcome of investigation The Competition Authority’s (“the Authority”) investigation was based around a number of complaints about the insurance requirements of USIT’s Canadian Working …...
August 31, 2004
Self-employed actors cannot collectively bargain
Outcome of investigation Following a Competition Authority (Authority) investigation, Irish Actors’ Equity SIPTU and the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland (the Institute) undertook …...
January 23, 2004
Investigation into a merger in the mushroom sector
Outcome of investigation The Authority (“The Authority”) opened up an investigation in July 2003 as a result of a newspaper report of the proposed …...
