The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) on 08.01.2021, in accordance with article 11 of Law 3959/2011 for regulatory intervention in sectors of the economy, decided ex-officio to initiate the relevant procedure in the construction sector. After the end of the first public consultation, HCC published on 09.08.2022, the second interim report. and invited all interested parties to contribute to the public consultation. Specifically, the HCC in the second phase of the investigation found again that in the construction sector and in particular in the market for public works, there is a lack of effective competition, which cannot be remedied with the application of Articles 1,2 and 5-10 Law 3959/2011 and invited all interested parties to contribute to the public consultation by submitting opinions on the proposed measures. In order to facilitate the consultation process, it has decided to extend the consultation’s deadline (which was on 09.09.2022) until 23.09.2022.

It is reminded that any individual can take part in the public consultation, regardless of the invocation of legal interest. The submission of the views of a legal entity participating in the consultation is made by its legal representative. All comments and opinions of those who are interested in participating in the consultation and wish to disclose any useful information for HCC's decision are welcome. Interested parties/ stakeholders are invited to submit their comments in written (editable form) to the address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until 23-09-2022.

Please note that any responses beyond the deadline and / or modified responses and / or anonymous responses to the public consultation will not be accepted.