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Institutional Reform Of The Swiss Competition Commission – Proposal Of The Federal Council

Following the adoption of the revised Cartel Act in December 2025 (see Insight of 5 December 2026), on 20 May 2026 the Swiss Federal Council adopted its long-awaited proposal for significant institutional and procedural reforms to Swiss competition law enforcement.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

M&A Guide 2026: Switzerland

In 2025, the Swiss M&A market reached record levels, with Swiss companies involved in transactions exceeding $163 billion, the highest volume since 2018.

Switzerland Commercial

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Bär & Karrer

Partial Revision Of Swiss Cartel Act Approaches Finish Line

Agreements and the abuse of market power will need to be assessed under an effects-based analysis. In addition, the scope of price agreements...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Teilrevision Des Kartellgesetzes Vor Dem Abschluss

Am 19. Dezember 2025 wird das Parlament die Teilrevision des Kartellgesetzes verabschieden. Die wichtigsten Änderungen sind...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Cartel Act Set For Landmark Revision

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Revised Guideline On The Abuse Of Relative Market Power

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels And International Arbitration

Switzerland Anti-trust

Aceris Law

Le Tribunal Fédéral Redéfinit La Notion D'abus En Cas De Position Dominante

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Redefines Abuse Of Dominant Market Position

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Bundesgericht Definiert Missbrauchstatbestand Bei Marktbeherrschung Neu

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Partial Revision Of The Cartel Act: An Overview Of The Main Innovations

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Cartels & Leniency 2024

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Cartels Comparative Guide

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Wenger Plattner

Cartels & Leniency 2023

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Can You Keep A Swiss C Permit During A Long Absence Abroad?

Switzerland Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Five × Five: Switzerland As A Center For International Arbitration (Video)

Switzerland Litigation

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LINDEMANNLAW

Early Swiss C Permit: Are You Successfully Integrated?

Switzerland Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Citizenship Law: Dual Citizenship In Switzerland – Rules, Advantages, And Disadvantages

Switzerland Immigration

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Vischer AG

Practical Considerations For Establishing And Administering Swiss Entities

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Un Nouvel Accord Renforce La Coopération Entre Les Autorités De La Concurrence Suisse Et Allemande

En date du 1 er novembre 2022, la Suisse et l'Allemagne ont signé un Accord sur la coopération entre leurs autorités de la concurrence ("Accord").

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Neues Abkommen Erleichtert Zusammenarbeit Schweizerischer Und Deutscher Wettbewerbs-behörden

Am 1. November 2022 haben die Schweiz und Deutschland ein Abkommen über die Zusammenarbeit ihrer Wettbewerbsbehörden ("Abkommen") unterzeichnet.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Agreement Boosts Cooperation Between Swiss And German Competition Authorities

On November 1, 2022, Switzerland and Germany signed an Agreement on cooperation between their competition authorities ("Agreement").

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission Eröffnet Erste Untersuchung Zum Verbot Der Geografischen Preisdifferenzierung

Die Schweizer Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) hat ihre erste Untersuchung betreffend einen möglichen Verstoss gegen den am 1. Januar 2022 in Kraft getretenen Art.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Swiss Competition Commission Launches First Investigation Under New Geographic Price Differentiation Prohibition

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

New Revision Of The Swiss Cartel Act On Its Way

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Get Prepared – Introduction Of The Concept On Relative Market Power In Swiss Competition Law As Of 1 January 2022

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency Laws And Regulations 2022

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Cases And Precedents: Vertical Restraints 2021 - Switzerland

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Le Législateur Suisse Élargit Considérablement L'interdiction D'abus De Position Dominante

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Schweizer Gesetzgeber Weitet "Missbrauchsverbot" Signifikant Aus

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Swiss Unilateral Conduct Rules Significantly Broadened

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Cartels & Leniency 2021

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Federal Administrative Court Confirms Antitrust Fine Against SIXgroup - Publication Of The Reasoned Judgment

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Schweizer Gesetzgeber Weitet "Missbrauchsverbot" Signifikant Aus

Das Parlament revidiert das Kartellgesetz und führt das Konzept der "relativen Marktmacht" ein. Zukünftig sollen die bis anhin nur für marktbeherrschenden Unternehmen geltenden Verbote auch...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

New Swiss Unilateral Conduct Rules Significantly Broadened

Parliament revises the Cartel Act and adopts the concept of "relative market power". Under the new law, prohibitions previously applicable only to dominant companies will be extended to companies...

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Lenz & Staehelin

Cartels & Leniency 2021

The legal bases of the cartel prohibition are Article 4(1) and Article 5 of the Federal Act on Cartels and other Restraints of Competition of 6 October 1995, the equivalent to Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Federal Administrative Court Confirms Antitrust Fine Against SIXgroup - Publication Of The Reasoned Judgment

The considerations of the Federal Administrative Court in the more than 500-page judgment concern several controversial legal questions regarding Swiss antitrust law.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Eversheds Sutherland

Cartels & Leniency 2020

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Prohibitions Of Parallel Imports Into Switzerland Generally Unlawful – No Need To Show Actual Effects

Colgate-Palmolive had obliged its Austrian licensee Gebro not to export Elmex toothpaste products out of Austria into any other country.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

Restriction Of Passive Sales And Resale Price Maintenance Under Swiss Antitrust Law - Conflicting Approaches Of The Swiss Federal Administrative Court In BMW And Altimum

On 13 November 2015 and 17 December 2015, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (FAC) issued two judgments on restrictions of passive sales and resale price maintenance.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Bär & Karrer

"Relative Marktmacht" – Ein Unreifes Konzept

Beim Versuch einer Revision des Kartellgesetzes hat sich der Gesetzgeber bisher vor allem mit Schnellschuss-Vorschlägen befasst.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Prager Dreifuss

"Relative Market Power" – An Immature Concept

When trying to reform the Federal Act on Cartels, the legislator has so far mainly engaged in overhasty proposals.

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Prager Dreifuss

Swiss Parliament Rejects Antitrust Reforms

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Cartels - Enforcement, Appeals & Damages Actions

Switzerland Anti-trust

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

Swiss Competition Authority Fines BMW Approximately € 130 Million For Impeding Parallel Imports

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Van Bael & Bellis

Competition Switzerland – Q 2 2012

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 4 2012

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland - Q 4 2010

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

National Competition Law Report - Q4 2009

Switzerland Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

Competition Switzerland – Q 1 2009

European Union Anti-trust

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Tavernier Tschanz

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