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Communicate indications of antitrust violations
If you have indications of possible infringements of cartel law you can send them to the Bundeskartellamt as a submission or complaint.
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Eingaben und Beschwerden BundeskartelamtYou can submit notices of antitrust violations online.
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
53113 Bonn
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 16
53113 Bonn
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Description
Submissions and complaints are informal messages that you can send by
- online form,
- mail,
- telephone or
to the Bundeskartellamt.
The Bundeskartellamt will examine your submission or complaint and, under certain circumstances, initiate an investigation under cartel law.
You have no legal claim to the initiation of proceedings.
Important notice:
If you have insider information or strictly confidential documents which could be used to uncover
- cartels or
- abuses of power
you can use the Bundeskartellamt's anonymous whistleblowing system (BKMS) for this purpose.
Requirements
- none
Required documents
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Required Documents
- none
Proceedings
For your submission or complaint please contact the Bundeskartellamt in writing or by telephone.
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Send the Bundeskartellamt your information on possible infringements of cartel law. You have the following options:
- Online form,
- letter (by post),
- telephone or
- Your submission or complaint will be forwarded to the competent office at the Bundeskartellamt.
- The Bundeskartellamt will examine your submission or complaint and contact you if it has any queries.
- The Bundeskartellamt will then initiate an investigation under cartel law on its own initiative.
Important notice:
If you have inside information or strictly confidential documents which could be used to uncover
- cartels or
- abuses of power
you can use the Bundeskartellamt's anonymous whistleblowing system (BKMS) for this purpose.
Fees
- none
Deadlines
- none
Processing time
- Feedback on input or complaint: usually within 2 to 8 weeks
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Antitrust supervision; information on dominant companies
Companies that have the ability to disrupt competitive processes due to their market position are subject to abuse control. Special market power must be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Antitrust violations; transmission of anonymous tips
You can anonymously submit information on possible infringements of antitrust law to the Bundeskartellamt and receive feedback on them.
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Prohibition of cartels; information on the prosecution of infringements
Agreements between companies, decisions by associations of companies and concerted practices that have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition are prohibited.
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Prohibition of cartels; information on exempted agreementsCorporate cooperations or cartels to promote performance-enhancing cooperation are exempt from the ban on cartels under certain statutory conditions.
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District office; submission of a petition or complaint
You can submit a petition or complaint to the District Office.
Status: 09.03.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
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