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Report on management and ownership links in Icelandic business life

On 18 April 2000, the Minister of Trade instructed the Competition Authority to carry out an assessment of the management and ownership links between companies operating in the Icelandic...

18 May 2001
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Price formation of imported vegetables in March

At the request of the Minister of Agriculture, the Competition Authority investigated the price formation of certain types of imported vegetables in March. The investigation otherwise...

15 May 2001
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Comments from the Competition Authority regarding statements by Baug representatives

Comments from the Competition Authority regarding statements by representatives of Baugur hf. concerning the Authority's procedures and working methods in the preparation of the report 'Food...'.

10 May 2001
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The Competition Authority's report on the food market – Retail price development from 1996 to 2000

On 31 May last year, the Minister for Trade instructed the Competition Authority to investigate the causes of price developments in foodstuffs during the last months of 1999 and the first months of 2000.

4 May 2001
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Competition authority fines companies in the fruit and vegetable market for illegal price-fixing and market-sharing.

The Competition Council, in its decision of 30 March, has fined three companies engaged in the wholesale distribution of fruit and vegetables a total of 105...

3 April 2001
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Opinion of the Competition Council on competition-restrictive provisions in the laws and regulations on the importation of vegetables

At its meeting on 30 March, the Competition Council adopted an opinion for the Minister of Agriculture regarding competition restrictions in the arrangement for the import of vegetables...

3 April 2001
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Nordic Agreement on Cooperation between Competition Authorities – Taking action against illegal collusion between companies.

Today, Friday 16 March, an agreement was concluded between Denmark, Iceland and Norway which strengthens the ability of the countries' competition authorities to increase co-operation...

16 March 2001
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Competition Council sets conditions for the merger of Lyfja hf. and Lyfjabúðir hf.

At its meeting on 2 February, the Competition Council considered the merger of Lyfja hf. and Lyfjabúðir hf. The combined company will be operated under the name Lyf...

5 February 2001
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The Competition Council revokes its previous decision regarding the acquisition of Ágæti hf. by Grænmetis ehf.

At its meeting on 2 February, the Competition Council revoked its earlier decision of 17 December 1999 (Decision No 44/1999) not to act concerning y...

2 February 2001
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Oddi Ltd.'s acquisition of Steindórsprent-Gutenberg ehf.

The Competition Council has annulled the takeover of Steindórsprent-Gutenberg ehf. by Oddi Printing House Ltd. The Council considers it clear that the takeover would have led to serious...

15 December 2000
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Proposed merger of Landsbanki Íslands hf. and Búnaðarbanki Íslands hf.

At its meeting on 15 December, the Competition Council dealt with a request from the boards of Landsbankinn and Búnaðarbanki for an opinion on whether the proposed merger of the banks...

15 December 2000
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Decision of the Competition Council regarding the merger of Íslandsbanki hf. and Fjárfestingarbanki atvinnulífsins hf.

On 3 April, it was publicly announced that the board of directors of Íslandsbanki and the board of the Investment Bank for Industry (FBA) had reached an agreement to lay...

31 May 2000
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