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Antitrust, Competition and Trade Law Firm in Bosnia and Herzegovina

WE COVER EVERY AREA OF ANTITRUST, COMPETITION AND TRADE LAW – INTERNATIONALLY AND IN THE BOS­NI­AN-HERZO­GOVINI­AN MARKET

The CMS Antitrust, Competition and Trade (ACT) group in Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the fully integrated CMS global team, one of the largest specialist competition and trade teams in the world. More than 225 CMS experts advise clients in more than 40 countries worldwide on all ACT matters. Our Bosnian-Herzegovinian (BiH) team is one of the biggest on the national market, operating in our office in Sarajevo.

Due to our size and wide footprint, we are able to deal with all ACT matters irrespective of their geographical dimension. Where necessary we cooperate with long established contacts from our wider network of law firms everywhere in the world.
We are specialists across the full range of Antitrust, Competition and Trade matters. We have experts specializing in specific areas within the wider competition and trade field. We are also well-known as experts in various sectors of the economy. Our renowned sector specialization encompasses automotive, consumer products/FMCG, construction, digital economy, energy/oil & gas, life sciences, telecommunications/media and transport to name but a few. 

Our clients range from many large multinationals who frequently use our team as their ACT law firm of choice for the entire region (e.g., in Europe or CEE), to high number of medium-sized companies. We represent them before the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the Council of Competition in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in local “Konkurencijsko vijeće Bosne i Hercegovine”), as well as the courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Our group is steered, not just by a management committee of partners but also by an active associates’ group that keeps us innovating to serve clients.


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12/03/2024
After EU Commission's first decision on Carbon Contracts for Difference,...
The European Commission approved the first Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme under the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG).Fol­low­ing the...
22/01/2024
State aid: The European Commission approves an Italian aid scheme for the...
On 15 January 2024, the European Commission approved a EUR 120 mil­lion Italian aid scheme for all airlines establishing new connections between one of the three airports in Calabria, namely Tito Minniti...
10/03/2023
State aid: the General Court of the EU annuls the decision of the European...
On 8 February 2023, the General Court of the EU annulled the European Commission decision that had concluded to the absence of  aid granted by Timișoara Airport in favour of Wizz Air following an annulment...
16/02/2023
Foreign subsidies control creates a burdensome merger control 3.0
Foreign subsidies controls have the potential to create an additional burdensome clearance procedure for M&A transactions on top of merger and investment control procedures:  High administrative burdens...
19/12/2022
European Commission’s green light to €14.3 million Croatian compensation...
21/11/2022
State aid: The Court of Justice of the EU annuls the Commission’s decision...
On 8 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU annulled the judgment of the General Court confirming the decision of the European Commission of 21 October 2015, ordering the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg...
07/07/2022
European Commissions call for evidence consultation on the de minimis Regulation
On 27 June 2022, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 on de minimis aid. All interested parties have until 25 July to submit their comments
31/05/2022
Phasing-out of the Temporary Framework on State aid linked to the COVID-19...
On 12 May 2022, the Commission announced the phasing-out of the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current context of the COVID-19 outbreak
11/05/2022
The General Court of the EU confirms the legality of the rescue aid to...
On 4 May 2022, the General Court of the EU confirmed the legality of the Commission's decision approving rescue aid of 36.66 million EUR from Romania to the airline TAROM. It found that the aid was indeed...
27/02/2022
Handling the new EU and UK sanctions against Russia
Since 2014, the EU and the UK have progressively imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Following the latest events, both the EU and the UK, as well as many other countries...
24/02/2022
The European Commission has endorsed its new Climate, Energy and Environmental...
The European Commission’s revised Guidelines on state aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (« CEEAG ») have been endorsed on 27 January 2022. The CEEAG replace the Guidelines on State...
22/02/2022
Vertical restraints under the cartel prohibition: what is expected to change...
The current rules of the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation date back to 2010 and will expire in May 2022. In our new DiGi POD episode, experts Annemieke Hazelhoff and Nadine Herda speak with DiGi POD...