Federal Cartel Office
Bundeskartellamt
— BKartA —
Federal agency overview
Formed1 January 1958 (1958-01-01)
HeadquartersBonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Mottoopen markets | fair competition[1]
Employees402[2]
Federal agency executive
  • Andreas Mundt
Parent departmentFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Websitebundeskartellamt.de/EN
The Bundeskartellamt in Bonn

The Federal Cartel Office (German: Bundeskartellamt, German pronunciation: [bʊndəskaʁˈtɛlˌʔamt] ; 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]

References

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

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