Decision 516/2011 | |
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File (PDF) | Decision 516/2011 |
Date of Issuance of Decision | March 3rd, 2011 |
Government Gazette Issue No | |
Relevant Market |
Natural gas market |
Subject of the Decision |
Abuse of Dominant Position |
Legal Framework |
Article 2 of L. 3959/2011 |
Operative part of the Decision |
Finding an infringement. Imposition of a fine. |
Complainant(s) |
CH.DIMOVASSILIS & CO. Ltd |
Respondent(s) |
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Summary of Decision |
In its Decision on the complaint submitted by the company “CH.DIMOVASSILIS& CO. Ltd”, with the distinctive title DIMCO, against the “Natural Gas Supply Company of Thessaloniki S.A” and the “Natural Gas Supply Company of Thessalia S.A”, the HCC judged, inter alia, that the market for the provision of a natural gas installation license for customers consuming less than 100 GWh consists of a monopoly established by law. The present case concerns the relevant market for the licensing of a natural gas installation for customers consuming less than 100 GWh, in which the companies EPA Thessaloniki and EPA Thessalia are active; and its adjacent market of trade and distribution of piping, suitable for natural gas networks of indoor installations of buildings with operating pressure up to 1 bar, in which only the complainant company DIMCO operates. The relevant geographic market for this case includes the “license areas” of EPA Thessaloniki and EPA Thessalia, namely the areas described in detail in Annex 1 of the natural gas distribution licenses of each of them (in Government Gazette Issues1087/31.8.2019 and 1086/31.8.2020, respectively). Preferential monopolies are usually created because the regulator (e.g. the state) considers the market to be a natural monopoly.EPA Thessaloniki and EPA Thessalia constitute monopolies in Thessaloniki and in Thessalia, respectively. They are public limited companies, which operate under joint ownership in both geographical areas. The HCC, considering all evidence, decided in plenary and unanimously the following:
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Judicial Means | Appeal. |
Decisions by the Court of Appeal of Athens (Administrative Division) |
ACAA 4611/2015, ACAA 4210/2015 , ACAA 2742/2012, ACAA 389/2015, ACAA 885/2013, ACAA 2557/2020, ACAA 2558/2020 Council of the State 764/2014, Council of the State 2075/2014, Council of the State 2076/2014 |