The Competition Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at its 41st session, held on 24 March 2026 in Sarajevo, considered the following materials in the field of competition law and policy.

A concentration has been approved on the relevant market for the wholesale of refined vegetable oil in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whereby the undertaking “Žito” d.d., Osijek acquires control over the undertakings “Zvijezda plus” d.o.o. Zagreb and “Zvijezda” d.o.o. Ljubljana, from the seller “Fortenova Grupa” d.d. Zagreb.

The Competition Council has determined that the concentration in question does not prevent, restrict or distort market competition on the relevant market. It is expected that the transaction will strengthen competitive pressure on dominant players, increase the efficiency of the participants in the concentration, and ensure long-term stability in the production, processing, import and wholesale of vegetable oils, with a special emphasis on sunflower oil.

Furthermore, the concentration is allowed in the market for renting and managing own real estate in the Sarajevo Canton, which arises from the acquisition of control of the undertaking “Bingo” d.o.o. export-import Tuzla, through the purchase of a share in the share capital of the undertaking “Central Park Real Estate” d.o.o. Sarajevo.
Taking into account the structure and segmentation of the real estate market and the presence of a large number of other participants in the market for renting and managing real estate in the Sarajevo Canton, the Competition Council assessed that the concentration in question will not lead to the creation of a dominant position of its participants, nor will it significantly restrict, distort or prevent market competition in the relevant market.

The Notification of the concentration of the undertaking “Bingo Petrol” d.o.o. Tuzla, which relates to the intention to purchase a gas station from the undertaking “Kakanj Petrol” d.o.o. Kakanj, was rejected, due to the absence of the obligation to notify the concentration in terms of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Law on Competition.

The Notification of the intended concentration of the undertaking “Blicnet” d.o.o. Banja Luka, which relates to the intention to acquire control by purchasing a share in the share capital of the undertaking “KG1” d.o.o. Goražde, was rejected, due to the absence of the obligation to submit a notification, in terms of Article 14, paragraph (1) of the Law on Competition.

The procedure initiated upon the Claim of the Government of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, against the Group of Bidders consisting of: “Hrvatska pošta Mostar” d.o.o. Mostar, “JP BH Pošte” d.o.o. Sarajevo and “Preduzeće za poslovanje savršenje Republika Srpska” a.d. Banja Luka, has been suspended. The procedure related to the determination of abuse of dominant position within the meaning of Article 10, paragraph (2), items a), b) and d) of the Law on Competition, was suspended due to the withdrawal of the Claimant.

The Request of the undertaking “Mido” d.o.o. Zenica for the termination of the procedure in case number: UP-01-26-030-1/25 has been rejected as unfounded.

Proceedings have been initiated upon the Request for the extension of the individual exemption of the agreement from the prohibition of the undertakings “Stada Arzneimittel AG” Germany and “Opella Healthcare International SAS” France.

Proceedings have been initiated upon the Request of the Health Institution “Poliklinika Ghetaldus” Brčko District of BiH and the Private Health Institution “Alfa” Brčko District of BiH, against the PHI “Zdravstveni centar Brčko” Brčko District of BiH, in order to determine the existence of a prohibited agreement under Article 4, paragraph 1, items b) and c) and the abuse of a dominant position under Article 10, paragraph 2, items a) and b) of the Law on Competition.

The remaining agenda items adopted were:
• Medium-term work plan of the Competition Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2026 – 2028;
• Consolidated report on the completed regular inventory of fixed assets and the inventory of receivables and liabilities with the balance as of 31.12.2025.