87th session of the Council of Competition of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in Sarajevo on 17th April 2014 with the following adopted:
Decision establishing that the Federal Ministry of Health , Titova 9 , 71000 Sarajevo , through the provisions of Article 10 of the Regulation on the manner of conducting the of persons under medical supervision ( “Official Gazette of BiH”, No. 20 / 08 ) prevents , restricts and distorts competition in the market of medical examination of persons subject to medical supervision before commencing employment in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , in the sense of Article 4 paragraph ( 1 ) Item b) of the Competition Act. Federal Ministry of Health is required to harmonize these Regulations no later than 30 days from receipt of this Decision.
Furthermore, the same Decision states that the Federal Ministry of Health, through the provisions of Article 7 , paragraph 1, line 5 of the Regulation on the extent and type of public health which cannot be performed by private institutions ( ” Official Gazette of BiH ” , No. 69 /12) prevents , restricts and distorts competition in the market of health supervision of employed persons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , within the meaning of Article 4 paragraph ( 1 ) Item b) of the Competition Act.
Because of these infringements of the Competition Act the Federal Ministry of Health was fined in the amount of 29.000,00 KM.
Decision rejecting the request of the undertaking “Centrotrans-Eurolines” d.d. Sarajevo, Kurta Schorka 14, 71000 Sarajevo, filed against the Municipality Vogošća, Jošanička 80, 71320 Vogošća and undertaking “Vildan tours” d.o.o. Sarajevo, Donji Hotonj 18, 71000 Sarajevo, in order to establish the existence of prohibited competition activities, in terms of Article 4 paragraph (1) Item b) of the Competition Act, as unfounded.
Council of Competition has received, on 24th September 2013, Request for review of direct agreement concluded between the Municipality Vogošća and undertaking Vildan Tours d.o.o. Sarajevo, submitted by undertaking “Centrotrans-Eurolines” d.d. Sarajevo, in order to establish prevention, restriction or distortion of competition.
Council of Competition has not issued a decision within the Article 41 paragraph (1) of the Competition Act, in the proceedings initiated by the request to start the proceedings of undertaking Crumb Group d.o.o. Bijeljina, Kneza Ive od Semberije 4, 76300 Bijeljina against undertaking elekomunikacije Republike Srpske a.d. Banja Luka, Kralja Petra I Karađorđevića 93, 78000 Banja Luka, in order to establish abuse of a dominant position within the meaning of Article 10, paragraph (2) of the Competition Act, and is thereby considered that the undertaking Telekomunikacije Republike Srpske a.d. Banja Luka by its conduct does not abuse its dominant position in the relevant market.
Public Relations Department from the Office of President of Council of Competition