Heineken received the decision by the Competition Protection Agency on 2 October, Laško said in a press release, without specifying the details of the required corrective measures.

The Dutch giant signed an agreement to buy 51.11% of Laško from a consortium of sellers in April, for EUR 114.8m or EUR 25.56 per share.

Under Slovenian takeover law it will have to publish a takeover offer for the outstanding stock offering the same price.