The Competition Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at its 21st session held on 30 January 2025 in Sarajevo, reviewed materials from the field of competition law and policy, as well as the field of internal work and functioning of the Competition Council.

Acting on the Judgment of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Decision was issued on the amendment of point 3 of the Decision of the Competition Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. UP-01-26-2-53-44/21 of 12 October 2022, which relates to the costs of the procedure.

The Competition Council, upon a special Request, issued a Decision on the absence of abuse of dominant position by the undertaking Telekomunikacije Republike Srpske a.d. Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which considers that the underatking Telekomunikacije Republike Srpske a.d. Banja Luka, in accordance with Article 11, paragraph (2) of the Law on Competition does not abuse a dominant position within the meaning of Article 10, paragraph (2), items b), c) and d) of the Law.
The proceedings preceding the aforementioned Decision were initiated upon the Request of the undertaking Crumb group d.o.o. Bijeljina against the undertaking Telekomunikacije Republike Srpska a.d. Banja Luka, due to suspicion of the existence of a prohibited agreement within the meaning of Article 4, paragraph (1), item d) and abuse of a dominant position within the meaning of Article 10, paragraph (2), items a), b), c) and d) of the Law.

Proceedings were initiated upon the request of the undertaking „Energoinvest“ d.d. against the undertaking „Sarajevo–gas“ a.d. Istočno Sarajevo, in order to determine the existence of an abuse of a dominant position pursuant to Article 10, paragraph (2), item a) of the Law on Competition.
Proceedings were initiated upon the request of the undertaking Genetika d.o.o. Banja Luka against the undertaking University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, in order to determine the existence of a prohibited agreement under Article 4, paragraph (1), item a) and abuse of a dominant position within the meaning of Article 10, paragraph (2), item a) of the Law on Competition in the relevant market for non-invasive prenatal testing services in the territory of the entity of the Republic of Srpska.

Within the remaining items on the agenda of the session, the Report on the work of the Competition Council for 2024 was adopted.