Federal Cartel Office Explained

Federal Cartel Office
Native Name:Bundeskartellamt
— BKartA —
Type:Federal agency
Headquarters:Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Motto:open markets fair competition[1]
Employees:402[2]
Chief1 Name:Andreas Mundt
Parent Department:Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Website:bundeskartellamt.de/EN

The Federal Cartel Office (pronounced as /de/; BKartA) is Germany's national competition regulatory agency. First established in 1958,[3] BKartA comes under the authority of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.[4] The agency is headquartered in Bonn, the former capital of West Germany. Since 2009, Andreas Mundt has served as the president of BKartA.[5]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bundeskartellamt. Bundeskartellamt. 2022-06-20. English. header
  2. Web site: Bundeshaushaltsplan 2020 - Einzelplan 12 - Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie. Bundesministerium der Finanzen. 2020-08-27. Planstellen-/Stellenübersicht: Seite 203–205; Auszubildende: Seite 190
  3. Web site: Bundeskartellamt - Legislation. 2022-02-15. www.bundeskartellamt.de.
  4. Web site: Bundeskartellamt - The Bundeskartellamt. 2022-02-15. www.bundeskartellamt.de.
  5. Web site: Global Competition Review - Andreas Mundt. 2022-02-15. globalcompetitionreview.com. en.