Competition Commission

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The Competition Commission is Switzerland’s federal antitrust authority responsible for promoting competition and preventing anti-competitive practices in the Swiss market.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf competition authority
federal authority
government agency
abbreviation WEKO
cooperatesWith European Commission
International Competition Network
OECD Competition Committee
national competition authorities of EU member states
country Swiss Confederation
Switzerland
hasExecutiveBody Secretariat of the Competition Commission
headquartersLocation Bern
jurisdiction Swiss market
languageOfWork French
German
Italian
legalBasis Cartel Act (CartA)
Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition
Swiss Cartel Act
legalSystem Swiss law
mandate enforce Swiss competition law
prevent anti-competitive practices
promote effective competition in Switzerland
nativeName Commission de la concurrence
Commissione della concorrenza
Wettbewerbskommission
parentOrganization Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
Swiss Confederation
power assess abuse of dominant position
conduct dawn raids
impose administrative sanctions
investigate suspected cartels
issue decisions and orders
prohibit anti-competitive agreements
review mergers
sector antitrust enforcement
cartel control
competition policy
merger control
state aid control
shortName COMCO
supervises abuse of dominance
cartel agreements
horizontal agreements
merger transactions above notification thresholds
vertical agreements
website https://www.weko.admin.ch

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Price Supervisor relatedAuthority Swiss Competition Commission
linked to: Competition Commission
Competition Commission nativeName Wettbewerbskommission
linked to: Competition Commission
Competition Commission nativeName Commission de la concurrence
linked to: Competition Commission
Competition Commission nativeName Commissione della concorrenza
linked to: Competition Commission