
Introduction of Relative Market Power and Ban on Private Geo-blocking in Switzerland – Opportunities and Risks for Companies
In March 2021, the Swiss Parliament adopted the counter-proposal to the so-called «Fair-Price-Initiative» which shall enter into force at the beginning of 2022. In addition to the prohibition of private geo-blocking, the counter-proposal introduces the concept of relative market power in the Swiss Cartel Act and thus behavioural obligations for