Spanish competition regulators CNMC has announced the results of an investigation begun in April 2014 on bus operators Roig Bus SA, Transacobo SL and Transunión Mallorca SL, as well as the Balearic Transport Enterprise Federation (FEBT), during which it detected “rational indications” of violations to European competition laws.
The violations detected include price fixing, niche market divisions and the exchange of confidential information regarding the passenger transport industry in Spain’s Balearic Island chain.
As a result, the CNMC has issued sanctions against the FEBT, as well as a dozen of bus and tour operators, including San Antonio, S.A., Autocares Alcas, S.L., Autocares Alorda, S.L., Autocares Caldentey, S.L., Autocares Levante, S.L., Autocares Norte, S.A., Autocares Pujol Palmer, S.A., Autocares Rafael Nadal, S.L., Autocares Roca, s.l., Ibizatours & Islandbus, S.L., Jose Canovas Autocares, S.L., Transacobo, S.L., Transunion Mallorca, S.L., Roig Bus, S.A., Ultramar Express Tranport, S.A.U. and ESR, a private contractor.
Source: CNMC
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
Japan’s Prime Minister Criticizes US Block on Nippon Steel-US Steel Deal
Feb 17, 2025 by
CPI
UAE Cabinet Announces New Merger Control Filing Thresholds Effective March 2025
Feb 17, 2025 by
CPI
UK Regulator Warns Topps Tiles Acquisition Could Hurt Competition
Feb 17, 2025 by
CPI
FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson Backs Trump’s Authority to Remove Commissioners
Feb 17, 2025 by
CPI
South Korea Suspends Downloads of Chinese AI App DeepSeek Over Data Privacy Concerns
Feb 17, 2025 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – International Criminal Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
CPI
The Antitrust Division’s Recent Work to Combat International Cartels
Jan 23, 2025 by
Emma Burnham & Benjamin Christenson
Information Sharing: The New Frontier of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
Brian P. Quinn, Casey Kovarik & Michael Tubach
The Key Role of Guidelines on Exchanges of Information Among Competitors and the Divergent Transatlantic Paths
Jan 23, 2025 by
Rosa Abrantes-Metz & Albert Metz
Leniency, Whistleblowers, and Compliance
Jan 23, 2025 by
Richard Powers, Tara O’Malley & Cory Gordon