Cartel Act (CartA)
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Art. 54 Violations of amicable settlements and administrative orders
Any person who wilfully violates an amicable settlement, a final and non-appealable ruling of the competition authorities or a decision of an appellate body is liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 Swiss francs.
Art. 55 Other violations
Any person who wilfully does not, or does not fully comply with a ruling of the competition authorities concerning the obligation to provide information (Art. 40), who implements a concentration that should have been notified without filing a notification, or who violates rulings relating to concentrations of undertakings is liable to a fine not exceeding 20,000 Swiss francs.
Art. 56 Limitation period
1 The power to prosecute violations of amicable settlements and administrative orders (Art. 54) is subject to a limitation period of seven years. 2 The power to prosecute other offences (Art. 55) is subject to a limitation period of four years.
Art. 56 — Amended by No I 3 of the FA of 17 Dec. 2021 on the Harmonisation of Secondary Criminal Law with the Amended Law of Criminal Sanctions, in force since 1 July 2023 (AS 2023 254; BBl 2018 2827).
Art. 57 Procedure and legal remedies
1 The prosecution and adjudication of criminal offences is governed by the Federal Act of 22 March 1974 on Administrative Criminal Law. 2 The prosecuting authority is the Secretariat in consultation with a member of the presiding body. The decision-making authority is the Competition Commission.
Para. 1 — SR 313.0