{"id":6017,"date":"2023-06-08T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T09:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T10:05:27","slug":"weko-untersuchungseroeffnung-wegen-verdachts-auf-preisbindung-zweiter-hand-im-bereich-druckerzubehoer-und-bueromaterial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/weko-untersuchungseroeffnung-wegen-verdachts-auf-preisbindung-zweiter-hand-im-bereich-druckerzubehoer-und-bueromaterial\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Competition Commission \u2013 New Investigation into suspected Resale Price Maintenance in the Area of Printer Accessories and Office Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6017\" class=\"elementor elementor-6017\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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src=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/COMCO-\u2013-New-investigation-into-suspected-resale-price-maintenance.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6026\" alt=\"WEKO er\u00f6ffnet Untersuchung wegen Verdachts auf Preisbindung zweiter Hand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/COMCO-\u2013-New-investigation-into-suspected-resale-price-maintenance.jpg 825w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/COMCO-\u2013-New-investigation-into-suspected-resale-price-maintenance-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/COMCO-\u2013-New-investigation-into-suspected-resale-price-maintenance-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/COMCO-\u2013-New-investigation-into-suspected-resale-price-maintenance-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76e28a\" data-eae-slider=\"70704\" data-id=\"a76e28a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99081b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99081b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swiss Competition Commission \u2013 New Investigation into suspected Resale Price Maintenance in the Area of Printer Accessories and Office Supplies<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f29e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5f29e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-685ec73 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Competition<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">News<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d50ae70 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>08.06.2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec6c601 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMario Strebel, Fabian Koch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d17332b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d17332b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-4d17332b{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fdab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fdab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-e6fdab6{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcb7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcb7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Swiss Competition Commission (COMCO) announced on 8 June 2023 that it had opened an investigation against the wholesale companies Oridis AG and Ecomedia AG. At the same time, it had carried out dawn raids at various locations. The aforementioned wholesalers are accused of influencing the resale prices of various online retailers in the area of printer accessories and office supplies.<\/p><p>The wholesalers concerned by the investigation belong to the Office World Group, which, according to its own information, is also active at the retail level in Switzerland with 19 of its own points of sale and several online shops and generates annual sales of around CHF 400 million.<\/p><p>In Switzerland, it is generally inadmissible under Art. 5 para. 4 of the Swiss Cartel Act for a manufacturer or dealer to influence the resale prices of independent dealers (so-called resale price maintenance or RPM). Resale prices may neither be influenced directly nor indirectly by means of incentives or pressure. In the event of a violation, direct fines of up to 10% of the total turnover achieved in Switzerland in the last three business years may be imposed. The prosecution of vertical agreements has been one of the enforcement priorities of the Swiss competition authorities for several years.<\/p><p>The presumption of innocence applies to the companies concerned by the investigation.<\/p><p>The press release of the Competition Commission can be found under the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weko.admin.ch\/weko\/de\/home\/medien\/medieninformationen\/nsb-news.msg-id-95572.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (in German, French or Italian).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b3fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b3fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CORE Attorneys is a boutique law firm in Switzerland, focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\">competition\/antitrust law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/regulierung\/\">regulatory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/expertise\/vertriebsrecht\/\">distribution law<\/a> matters. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/news-insights\/\">News &amp; Insights<\/a> and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/core-attorneys\">LinkedIn<\/a> for regular updates on all our focus areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Wettbewerbskommission (WEKO) gab am 8. Juni 2023 bekannt, dass sie gegen die Grosshandelsunternehmen Oridis AG und Ecomedia AG eine Untersuchung er\u00f6ffnet habe. Gleichzeitig habe sie an verschiedenen Standorten Hausdurchsuchungen durchgef\u00fchrt. Den genannten Grosshandelsunternehmen wird vorgeworfen, Einfluss auf die Wiederverkaufspreise&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"WEKO \u2013 Untersuchungser\u00f6ffnung wegen Verdachts auf Preisbindung zweiter Hand im Bereich Druckerzubeh\u00f6r und B\u00fcromaterial","_seopress_titles_desc":"WEKO \u2013 Untersuchungser\u00f6ffnung wegen Verdachts auf Preisbindung zweiter Hand im Bereich Druckerzubeh\u00f6r und B\u00fcromaterial","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[367,380,405,404,105,56,106,18,406,403,57,244,402,407,408,22,39,132,359,110],"class_list":["post-6017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competition","category-neuigkeiten","tag-abreden","tag-arbeitsgemeinschaften","tag-bueromaterial","tag-druckerzubehoer","tag-kartellgesetz","tag-kartellrecht","tag-kg","tag-online-handel","tag-online-shop","tag-onlinevertrieb","tag-preisbindung","tag-preisbindung-zweiter-hand","tag-verkaufspreisfestsetzung","tag-vertikalabrede","tag-vertikale-vereinbarung","tag-vertrieb","tag-weko","tag-wettbewerbsabreden","tag-wettbewerbsfoerderung","tag-wettbewerbskommission"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6017"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6031,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6017\/revisions\/6031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core-attorneys.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}