Persons providing significant information about investigations already being conducted by the Competition Council may receive a monetary reward

Competition Council news release (13 May 2026) inviting information on two ongoing investigations (dairy processors' raw-milk price cartel; Rickman Trade / Jura coffee machine price fixing); rewards up to EUR 100,000, also for evidence on investigations already under way; amount set by added value of the evidence, severity, duration and impact of the infringement, cooperation and risk taken; confidentiality; contact channels; context on fines up to 10% of turnover and leniency reductions up to 50% (out of scope). No statistics on rewards. Added the cap row (as of 2026) and a context event; the apparent widening to ongoing investigations is flagged in notes.