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Unfair
Government Competition?
Anyone engaging in the sale of
meteorological [data] as well as providing sovereign activities, is acting as an
independent party in the commercial process and, as a public undertaking, is subject to the provisions of the Antitrust
Act
In the Swiss market, [the Swiss Meteorological Institute] has a market-dominating
position. It must make available to interested third
parties on a non-discriminatory manner all the data and products which it uses for its own
services.
Swiss Competition Commission (16/11/98).