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Rethmann ordered to notify mergers in first use of new German obligation power (update*)

By Andrew Boyce ( November 24, 2025, 13:00 GMT | Insight) -- The owner of German waste management company Remondis has been ordered by the national competition authority to seek approval for all its acquisitions in the market for “non-hazardous household waste” for the next three years. It is the Bundeskartellamt's first application of a new law introduced to stop small takeovers by giant companies that could harm competition from flying under the radar. Remondis said it would study the decision and would “almost certainly” appeal.* Rethmann, which owns German waste management company Remondis, has been ordered by the national competition authority to seek approval for all its acquisitions in the market for “non-hazardous household waste” for the next three years....

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