The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) is investigating whether Pharmacy Janković has beached the obligation to notify the acquisition of control over a pharmacy chain in the town of Zrenjanin.
Zrenjanin granted a concession to Pharmacy Janković to finance, revitalise, manage and run pharmaceutical operations for 15 years. Through this public-private partnership, Pharmacy Janković will control pharmacies in 32 locations owned by the town of Zrenjanin. The CPC will assess whether the parties breached the duty to notify this transaction.
For further information on this topic please contact Srdjana Petronijević or Zoran Šoljaga at Moravčević Vojnović and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr telephone (+381 11 320 26 00) or email (s.petronijevic@schoenherr.rs or z.soljaga@schoenherr.rs). The Moravčević Vojnović and Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr website can be accessed at
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