| Decision 527/2011 | |
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| File (PDF) | Decision 527/2011 |
| Date of Issuance of Decision |
September 01st, 2011 |
| Government Gazette Issue No | |
| Relevant Market |
Books |
| Subject of the Decision |
Anti-competitive agreements, Anti-competitive Decision of an Association of Undertakings |
| Legal Framework |
Article 1 of L. 703/1977 |
| Operative part of the Decision |
Finding an infringement. Imposition of Fine. |
| Complainant(s) |
Bookstores COSMOS M. Flora |
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Company(ies) under investigation |
Thessaloniki’s Booksellers Association |
| Summary of Decision |
The competent Chamber of the Hellenic Competition Commission, in the context of examining the complaint of the company “Bookstores COSMOS M. Flora” unanimously decided that “Thessaloniki’s Booksellers Association” and the companies IANOS S.A. and ATHANASIOS FLOROS S.A. infringed article 1 of L. 703/1977, through deciding to apply a common discount policy. In particular, the HCC considered that the above-mentioned involved companies had entered into agreements/harmonized practices, while the Thessaloniki’s Booksellers Association issued relevant decisions, which were part of a sole/unified plan to eliminate discounts or restrict these based on the retail price of the books sold in the prefecture of Thessaloniki, fixed by publishers, in order to limit or distort competition between the members of the Association. |
| Judicial Means | Appeal. |
| Decisions by the Court of Appeal of Athens (Administrative Division) | |
Thursday, 01 September 2011
Decision 527/2011
Decision on the complaint under ref. no. 8521/27.11.2009 lodged by the company “Bookstores COSMOS M. Flora” for illegal agreement-setting retail prices in Thessaloniki, with the initiative of “Thessaloniki’s Booksellers Association”.