Norwegian Competition Authority

Latest from Norwegian Competition Authority

1. Press release9 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Competition Authority to examine Eviny's acquisition of Mer further over fast-charging competition concerns

   • The Competition Authority has told Eviny and Mer it will look more closely at the takeover. The notice came on 9 October 2026, and the law requires such a notice within 25 days.
   • Eviny and Mer are among the biggest companies running electric car charging stations in Norway. They have fast and ultra-fast chargers across much of the country.
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2. News article9 Oct 2026

   One in three suppliers report breaches of the fair trading practices act, but few report them

   • It is five years since the grocery trade fair practices law took effect. A new survey shows chains and suppliers both think cooperation has improved. This suggests the law is working.
   • 33 percent of suppliers say they have experienced something against the law since 2021. 15 percent experienced it in the past year. Even so, authorities have received very few reports.
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3. Press release8 Oct 2026

   Competition Authority drops notification requirement for Telenor after Bahnhof's Norwegian business is carved out

   • The Competition Authority will not make Telenor report its purchase of Bahnhof, because the parties changed the deal.
   • Telenor agreed on 8 July 2026 to buy the Swedish broadband company Bahnhof. At first, the deal also covered the Norwegian part of the company.
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4. Decision7 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Competition Authority fines SLB NOK 30 million for incorrect information on ChampionX acquisition

   • The Norwegian Competition Authority has fined SLB NOK 30 million. SLB gave wrong information when it reported that it was buying ChampionX.
   • The authority got the notification on 21 January 2025. The errors concerned, among other things, how the companies ranked in earlier tenders for production chemicals, and what equipment SLB uses in drilling services on the Norwegian shelf.
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5. News article22 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Competition Appeals Tribunal fully upholds regulator's approval of Telenor's acquisition of GlobalConnect's consumer business

   • The appeals tribunal ruled that the NCA followed the correct procedure when it conditionally approved Telenor's purchase of GlobalConnect's consumer customers in June 2026, and threw out Telenor's appeal.
   • Telenor claimed the NCA had blacked out too much information in a key document, leaving Telenor unable to defend itself properly, and argued the NCA had therefore lost its right to block the deal — the tribunal disagreed.
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6. Analysis17 Sept 2026

   Norway's Competition Authority finds fuel price-hike pattern sustains high margins, with tax cut possibly reinforcing the effect

   • Fuel companies earned more per litre of diesel in January and February 2026 than in the same months in 2024 and 2025 — even though pump prices and their own buying costs were lower. This comes from a new Konkurransetilsynet (Norway's Competition Authority) analysis.
   • The system works like this: the big chains raise prices sharply and simultaneously across the country one to three times a week, earn well for a few days, then prices gradually drop again — until the next hike.
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7. News article7 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Competition Authority urges municipalities to tender public pension contracts following KLP case

   • The Norwegian Competition Authority has concluded a major case against KLP for anti-competitive practices in the public sector occupational pension market, where KLP has served nearly all Norwegian municipalities.
   • The authority found that KLP systematically and deliberately discouraged a large number of municipalities from conducting competitive tenders, leaving them with an insufficient and unbalanced basis for decision-making.
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8. News article3 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Competition Authority urges municipalities to tender public occupational pensions following ruling against KLP

   • Few municipalities have conducted tender competitions for public occupational pensions in recent years, despite this being one of their largest procurement areas.
   • The Authority has issued a ruling against KLP with specific obligations; Director General Mads Magnussen and project manager Elisabeth Steckmest explain what the ruling means in practice.
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9. News article2 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Competition Authority orders KLP to stop discouraging public pension tenders

   • The NCA has ruled that KLP, the clear market leader in public occupational pensions, abused its dominant position by systematically steering municipalities away from competitive tendering.
   • The influence was exercised through direct contact with municipal administrators, politicians and union representatives, conveying that tendering was unnecessary, ineffective or unprofitable.
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10. News article31 Aug 2026

    Norwegian Competition Authority surveys trade practices in the grocery sector, reaching 1,800 stakeholders

    • Around 1,800 individuals in the grocery market are invited to a voluntary survey covering cooperation climate, contract practices, and experiences with the Competition Authority's enforcement of the Act on Good Trading Practices.
    • The survey closes 11 September 2026; key findings will be published on the Competition Authority's website after completion.
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