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Übergabe des ersten Hauptgutachtens am 22.07.1976 an Bundeswirtschaftsminister Dr. Hans Friderichs in Mainz: v.l.n.r. Josef Murawski, Vorsitzender Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, Erhard Kantzenbach, Dieter Fertsch-Röver, Bundeswirtschaftsminister Dr. Hans Friderichs, Dieter Mittelsten Scheid.

All publications

On this page you will find all the reports and policy briefs published by the Monopolies Commission since 1974. For the sake of completeness, we have listed here those reports that are not available in digital form, along with their titles and year of publication.

Note on numbering: Until 2019, sector reports (Sektorgutachten) were classified and numbered as special reports (Sondergutachten). The numbering of the special reports is therefore not consecutive – all reports are however fully listed on this page.

Main Reports 
Sector Reports: Rail
Sector Reports: Energy
Sector Reports: Postal Services
Sector Reports: Telecommunications
Special Reports
Ministerial Authorisation
Policy Briefs

Main report

Competition policy in the shadow of ‘national champions’2004
Network competition through regulation2002
Competition Policy in Network Structures2000
Fully implementing market liberalisation1998
Competition policy in times of upheaval1996
Greater competition in all markets1994
Competition policy or industrial policy 1992
Competition policy faces new challenges1990
Expanding the competition framework1988
Macroeconomic Opportunities and Risks of Growing Company Sizes1986
Economic criteria for the application of the law1984
 Progress in the recording of concentrations1982
Merger control remains a priority1980
Increasing concentration amongst large enterprises 1978
Greater competition is possible1976

Rail Sector Report

Energy Sector Report

Sector Report on the Post

Post 1999: Competition in the telecoms and postal markets?1999

Telecommunications Sector Report

Telecommunications 1999: Competition in the telecoms and postal markets?1999

Special report

SR 28: A shift in antitrust policy in the European Union?1999     
SR 27: Competition between systems1998
SR 26: Regulatory guidelines for a functioning financial system1998
SR 24: Competition in the Telecommunications Sector1996
SR 23: Market Structure and Competition in Retail Trade1994
SR 21: Regulation of abusive practices by gas and district heating companies1991
SR 20: On the reorganisation of telecommunications1991
SR 17: A framework for European merger control1989
SR 14: Concentration in the food retail sector1985
SR 13: On the reorganisation of the steel industry1983
SR 11: Competition issues arising from the introduction of private radio and television1981
SR 09: The role of the Deutsche Bundespost in the telecommunications sector1981
SR 07: Abuses of buyer power and ways of controlling them under the Act against Restraints of Competition1977
SR 05: On the Development of Merger Control1977
SR 02: Competitive and structural aspects of a merger of companies in the energy sector (VEBA/Gelsenberg)1975
SR 01: Application and scope of abuse control over dominant undertakings since the entry into force of the amendment to the Cartel Act – 2nd edition1977

Ministerial authorisation

SR 25: Proposed merger between Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. and Kali und Salz Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft1997     
SR 22: Proposed merger between BayWa Aktiengesellschaft and WLZ Raiffeisen Aktiengesellschaft1992
SR 19: Proposed merger between MAN Aktiengesellschaft and Gebrüder Sulzer Aktiengesellschaft2000
SR 18: Proposed merger between Daimler-Benz AG and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm GmbH1989
SR 16: Proposed merger between Vereinigte Elektrizitätswerke Westfalen AG and Société Sidéchar S.A. (Ruhrkohle AG)1986
SR 15: Merger of Klöckner-Werke AG with Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG1986
SR 12: Merger of Burda Verwaltungs KG with Axel Springer GmbH/Axel Springer Gesellschaft für Publizistik GmbH & Co1982
SR 10: Merger of IBH Holding AG with WIBAU AG1982
SR 08: Proposed merger between Deutsche BP AG and VEBA AG1979
SR 06: Merger of Thyssen Industrie AG with Hüller Hille GmbH1977
SR 04: Merger of Deutsche Babcock AG with the Artos Group1977
SR 03: Proposed merger between Kaiser Aluminium & Chemical Corporation, Preussag AG and Vereinigte Industrie-Unternehmungen AG1975

Policy Briefs

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