Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde (BWB) – Austrian Federal Competition Authority
Source Passport
AT-R-00001-2
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- Legal name
- Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde
- Country
- Austria
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 2002
- Head
- Hon.-Prof. Dr.in Natalie Harsdorf LL.M. (Generaldirektorin für Wettbewerb)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 21 February 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- BWB
- Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde
- Registration number Pending check
- Established by Wettbewerbsgesetz (WettbG), BGBl. I Nr. 62/2002
- Registered address Pending check
- Radetzkystraße 2, 1. Stock, 1030 Wien
- Public contact email Pending check
- wettbewerb@bwb.gv.at
3 sources
- BWB Impressum / Offenlegung gemäß § 25 Mediengesetz, read 2026-10-14 (Medieninhaber 'Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde', address, e-mail)
- BWB 'Die BWB', read 2026-10-14 (founded 1 July 2002 on the basis of the Wettbewerbsgesetz; organisationally established at the BMWET; led by the Generaldirektorin für Wettbewerb)
- RIS, Wettbewerbsgesetz – WettbG, consolidated text, read 2026-10-14 (StF BGBl. I Nr. 62/2002; §1 authority established at the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie und Tourismus)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie und Tourismus (BMWET) (authority organisationally established at the ministry, §1 WettbG; independent and not bound by instructions) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie und Tourismus (BMWET), Republic of Austria
2 sources
- RIS, Wettbewerbsgesetz – WettbG, consolidated text, read 2026-10-14 (§1 established at the BMWET; §6 Generaldirektor appointed by the Bundespräsident on proposal of the Bundesregierung for five years)
- BWB 'Die Generaldirektorin', read 2026-10-14 (Hon.-Prof. Dr.in Natalie Harsdorf LL.M., Generaldirektorin since November 2023)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Share of revenue State budget Over 50% - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Republic of Austria – general federal budget (allgemeines Bundesbudget) Government or public body Regelbudget 2025 EUR 8.098m (2024: EUR 8.293m), expenditure 2025 EUR 8.04m; merger-notification fees (EUR 2,244,000 in 2025) and fines flow to the general federal budget, not to the BWB
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Verified
Platform Link LinkedIn at.linkedin.com/company/bundeswettbewerbsbeh%C3%B6rde
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 17 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 13 October 2026 | First published |
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