On 23 July 2019, MDP announced that with effect from Monday 29 July 2019, it would be increasing the recommended consumer prices of Benna fresh milk products. Following this news release, the Office for Competition initiated an ex-officio investigation on the same day of the actual price increase to investigate whether the announced price increases of Benna fresh milk products are the result of an abuse of a dominant position in accordance with Article 9(2)(a) of the Competition Act and/or Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Following a thorough investigation, the Office for Competition concludes that MDP has not abused of its dominant position and therefore has not infringed Article 9(2)(a) of the Competition Act and that there are no grounds for action in relation to Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The full text of the decision can be accessed from here.