Main Report 2018
Digitalisation is advancing inexorably in many sectors of the economy. Prices are increasingly being set on the basis of algorithms. Streaming services and video platforms such as Netflix and YouTube are gaining ground with viewers and are increasingly replacing traditional television. In the supply of medicines, online retail is increasingly complementing the services provided by high-street pharmacies. The resulting structural change must be shaped in the best interests of consumers, with fair rules for both established and new providers. In its 2018 main report, the Monopolies Commission therefore recommends adapting the legal framework to the digital transformation.
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- Kurzfassung PDF, 411 KB (not accessible)
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- Kapitel 1: Algorithmen und Kollusion PDF, 712 KB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 1: Kartellrechtliche Ausnahmeregelungen PDF, 561 KB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 1: Vergütungssystem Arzneimittel PDF, 808 KB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 2: Stand und Entwicklung der Unternehmenskonzentration PDF, 4 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 3: Würdigung der kartellrechtlichen Entscheidungspraxis PDF, 1 MB (not accessible)
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- Anhang A PDF, 895 KB (not accessible)
- Errata PDF, 1,008 KB (not accessible)
- Chapter 1: Algorithms and collusion PDF, 804 KB (not accessible)
- Chapter 2: Common Ownership PDF, 1 MB (not accessible)
- Chapter 2: Indicators market power PDF, 2 MB (not accessible)