Office for the Protection of Competition

What Office for the Protection of Competition does

Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže (Office for the Protection of Competition, ÚOHS) is the central state administration body of the Czech Republic with statutory authority over competition protection, public procurement oversight, state aid monitoring and coordination, transport infrastructure access, control of abuse of significant market power, and payment services supervision (under Act No. 370/2017 Sb.). The authority is led by a Chairman — currently Petr Mlsna — appointed by the President of the Republic to a six-year term, and it operates from its headquarters in Brno. Its primary activities are investigation and sanctioning of prohibited agreements (cartels) and abuse of dominant position, control of business combinations (mergers), supervision of public administration bodies in procurement matters, and monitoring of state aid, including the central de minimis register.

The authority delivers its mandate through a portfolio of e-government services rather than commercial products. These include the Self-Service Portal (Samoobslužný portál ÚOHS at portal.uohs.gov.cz) for electronic case management, the Integrity Line (uohs.integrityline.com) for reporting suspected cartels or abuse of dominance with optional anonymity, remote case file access (Vzdálený přístup ke spisu), the Leniency Program for cartel whistleblowers, and the De Minimis Register. It also runs annual stakeholder events such as the May Conference on Public Procurement, the Conference on State Aid, Methodological Days, and a recurring Meeting with Railway Carriers, and maintains presence on X (@uohs_cz), LinkedIn, and Facebook alongside its official website and newsletter.

ÚOHS does not operate on a commercial revenue model. All activities are funded through the Czech state budget and there is no disclosed commercial pricing, product sales, or contracted revenue. Its counterparts in enforcement are the European Commission, with which it cooperates on competition policy, state aid, and foreign subsidies regulation, and the European Competition Network. Enforcement output is evidenced by recent actions such as the CZK 750,000 fine against the General Financial Directorate (July 2026), the CZK 200,000 fine against Ředitelství silnic a dálnic (July 2026), the reinstatement of PORR a.s. in the Prague Nová Palmovka tender, and the opening of two new competition proceedings.

Name

Office for the Protection of Competition

Legal name

Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže

Website

https://compet.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Office for the Protection of Competition (Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže, ÚOHS) is the Czech central state administration authority that enforces competition law, oversees public procurement, monitors state aid, and supervises abuse of significant market power, serving the public, businesses, and government bodies through e-government portals and statutory enforcement actions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competition Regulation & Antitrust Enforcement

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

akta.pro primary industry

Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation (BPADANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

Keywords

• Competition law enforcement
• Public procurement oversight
• Merger control regulation
• State aid monitoring
• Antitrust regulatory authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ÚOHS is the Czech national competition authority that enforces the Competition Act by investigating and penalizing prohibited agreements (cartels) and abuse of dominant position, controls business mergers and concentrations, supervises public procurement procedures, monitors and coordinates state aid (including a de minimis register), controls abuse of significant market power, and oversees access to transport infrastructure. It provides electronic tools such as the Self-Service Portal, the anonymous Integrity Line for whistleblower reporting, and remote case file access for parties to proceedings.

Product overview

Office for the Protection of Competition (Úřad pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže - ÚOHS) is a central state administration authority of the Czech Republic, not a commercial product company. It provides regulatory and administrative services including: protection of economic competition (prosecuting prohibited agreements, abuse of dominant position, merger control), oversight of public procurement, monitoring and coordination of public support, access to transport infrastructure, and control of abuse of significant market power. The organization operates the Self-Service Portal (Samoobslužný portál ÚOHS), an Integrity Line for reporting anti-competitive behavior, and various e-government services including e-mailbox (E-podatelna) and remote case access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Service Portal (Samoobslužný portál ÚOHS) Online e-government portal providing electronic access to ÚOHS services and procedures for citizens, businesses, and parties to proceedings. Located at portal.uohs.gov.cz.
• Integrity Line (Linka pro integritu)
• Leniency Program
• De Minimis Register (Centrální registr podpor malého rozsahu)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on competition policy enforcement, state aid monitoring, foreign subsidies regulation review, and capacity mechanism approvals. The European Commission publishes guidelines and decisions that ÚOHS implements within Czech jurisdiction, and ÚOHS participates in European Competition Network activities.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Autorité de la concurrence: France's national competition authority enforcing cartels, abuse of dominance, merger control, and procurement compliance. Operates within the same EU competition law framework as ÚOHS.
• Bundeskartellamt: Germany's federal competition authority with comparable mandate over cartels, merger control, abuse of dominance, and public procurement oversight. Closest functional peer given the shared EU regulatory framework and similar enforcement structure.
• Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM): Netherlands' competition and consumer authority combining competition enforcement with sectoral oversight. Comparable in scope and EU regulatory integration.
• Gazdasági Versenyhivatal (GVH): Hungarian Competition Authority with mandate over antitrust, merger control, and public procurement, operating in the same EU regulatory environment and Central European regional context.
• Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic: Slovakia's national competition authority with shared regional and EU regulatory context. Direct peer in scope of competition, merger control, and public procurement oversight.
• Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów (UOKiK): Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection with regional Central European jurisdiction. Closely comparable scope across competition, consumer protection, and public procurement oversight.

Broad incumbents

• European Commission DG COMP: EU-level competition directorate setting policy and enforcing cases with EU dimension. ÚOHS implements DG COMP guidelines within Czech jurisdiction and participates in the European Competition Network.
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC): US federal competition and consumer protection agency. Analogous competition enforcement role though operating under a different legal framework (Sherman Act, Clayton Act) rather than EU competition law.
• Competition and Markets Authority (CMA): UK competition and consumer authority with broader remit including consumer protection and market investigations. Comparable enforcement toolkit though outside the EU framework post-Brexit.
• U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division: US federal antitrust enforcement counterpart handling criminal cartel prosecutions and merger review. Conceptually comparable enforcement function though in a distinct jurisdictional and legal context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uohs_cz
• Facebookfacebook.com/UOHS.cz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/office-for-the-protection-of-competition

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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