The German antitrust watchdog, Bunderskartellamt fined seven plant protection product wholesalers in Germany for violating antitrust rules by agreein on price lists, discounts and individual sales prices to retailers and end consumers.
The Authority found that plant protection product wholesalers; AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG, Hanover/Münster, AGRO Agrargroßhandel GmbH & Co. KG, Holdorf, BayWa AG, Munich, BSL Betriebsmittel Service Logistik GmbH & Co. KG, Kiel, Getreide AG, Hamburg, Raiffeisen Waren GmbH, Kassel and ZG Raiffeisen eG, Karlsruhe, Ulmbaesd Beiselen GmbH. agreed on price lists in all spring and autumn for plant protection products from 1998 to dawn raid in March 2015.
Based on the findings, the Bundeskartellamt has imposed fines totalling 154.6 million Euros on seven wholesalers. One of the parties, Ulmbased Beiselen GmbH was exempted from fine for its leniency application and cooperation with Authority.