Communicate indications of violations of antitrust law
Description
Submissions and complaints are informal messages that you can send by
- Online form,
- mail,
- telephone or
to the Bundeskartellamt.
The Bundeskartellamt will examine your submission or complaint and, under certain circumstances, initiate an investigation under antitrust law.
You have no legal claim to the initiation of proceedings.
Important notice:
If you have insider information or strictly confidential documents which could be used to uncover
- cartels or
- abuses of power
you can use the anonymous whistleblower system (BKMS) of the German Federal Cartel Office (Anonyme Hinweise Entgegennahme).
- none
- none
- Feedback on input or complaint: usually within 2 to 8 weeks
- Forms: no
- Online procedure possible: yes
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: no
For your submission or complaint, contact the Bundeskartellamt in writing or by telephone.
- Send the Bundeskartellamt your comments on possible infringements of antitrust law. You have the following options:
- Online form,
- letter (by post),
- telephone or
- Your submission or complaint will be forwarded to the responsible office at the Bundeskartellamt.
- The Federal Cartel Office will examine your submission or complaint and contact you if it has any queries.
- The Bundeskartellamt will then initiate an investigation under antitrust law on its own initiative.
Important notice:
If you have insider information or strictly confidential documents that could be used to uncover
- cartels or
- abuses of power
you can use the Bundeskartellamt's anonymous whistleblower system (BKMS) for this purpose.
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
18.08.2020
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
