Chapter 1: General Provisions
< Art. 1 Purpose
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Art. 2 Scope
1 This Act applies to private or public undertakings that are parties to cartels or to other agreements affecting competition, that exercise market power or that participate in concentrations of undertakings.
1bis Undertakings are all consumers or suppliers of goods or services active in commerce regardless of their legal or organisational form.1
2 This Act applies to practices that have an effect in Switzerland, even if they originate in another country.
1 Inserted by No. I of the Federal Act of 20 June 2003, in force since 1 April 2004 (AS 2004 1385 1390; BBl 2002 2022 5506).
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